From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Run a restaurant blog? Here you go. Done.
Source Andrijana Jarnjak
Remixed from a drawing in 'Paul's Sister', Frances Peard, 1889.
Source Firkin
You could get a bit dizzy from this one, but it might come in handy.
Source Dertig Media
A seamless pattern the unit cell for which can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a modified version of rwwgub's tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Mostly just mucked about with the colours and made one of the paths in the lead frame opaque. The glass remains transparent.
Source Firkin
Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.
Source GraphicsWall
A repeating background with dark brown stone-like texture and abstract pattern that looks like tree trunks.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
This one looks like a cork panel. Feel free to use it as a tiled background on your blog or website.
Source V. Hartikainen
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
The name tells you it has curves. Oh yes, it does!
Source Peter Chon
An alternative colour scheme for the original background.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Studies for Stories', Jean Ingelow, 1864.
Source Firkin
A bit of scratched up grayness. Always good.
Source Dmitry
Same classic 45-degree pattern, dark version.
Source Luke McDonald
From a drawing in 'Resa i Afrika, genom Angola, Ovampo och Damaraland', P. Moller, 1899.
Source Firkin