Background pattern 9 (B&W) #212
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Black & white version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

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Zig Zag #328
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So tiny, just 7 by 7 pixels – but still so sexy. Ah yes.

Source Dmitriy Prodchenko

Decorative divider 271 #1923
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Remixed from a drawing in 'Incidents on a Journey through Nubia to Darfoor', F. Ensor, 1891.

Source Firkin

Seamless Wood Pattern #889
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A seamlessly repeating background pattern of wood. The image is procedurally generated, and, I think, it's turned out quite well.

Source V. Hartikainen

Background pattern 224 (colour 2) #2341
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black #463
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Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black

Source GDJ

Floral design 90 #1815
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From a drawing in 'Hubert Montreuil, or the Huguenot and the Dragoon', Francisca Ouvry, 1873.

Source Firkin

Retro Squares Background 2@2X #417
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Retro Squares Background 2

Source GDJ