Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!
Source Atle Mo
A classic dark tile for a bit of vintage darkness.
Source Listvetra
Derived from elements found in a floral ornament drawing on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
An abstract texture of black metal pipes (seamless).
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern that includes the original tile (go to Objects / Pattern / Pattern To Objects in Inkscape's menu to extract it).
Source GDJ
Brushed aluminum, in a bright gray version. Lovely 2X as well.
Source Andre Schouten
More tactile goodness. This time in the form of some rough cloth.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
Colored maple leaves scattered on a surface. This is tileable, so it can be used as a background or wallpaper.
Source Eady
The base gradient edited so now more details are rendered.
Source Lazur URH
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II No Background
Source GDJ
Background Wall, Art Abstract, Watercolor Vintage style CC0 texture.
Source Ractapopulous
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2
Source GDJ
Black paper texture, based on two different images.
Source Atle Mo
Based from Design Kindle
Colorful Floral Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ
It’s like Shine Dotted’s sister, only rotated 45 degrees.
Source mediumidee
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
A background formed from an image of an old tile on the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art website. To get the base tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A gray background pattern with a texture of textile. Suits perfectly for web design.
Source V. Hartikainen
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Could remind you a bit of those squares in Super Mario Bros, yeh?
Source Jeff Wall