The name is totally random, but hey, it sounds good.
Source Atle Mo
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
Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!
Source Chaos
Lovely pattern with splattered vintage speckles.
Source David Pomfret
Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Nice little grid. Would work great as a base on top of some other patterns.
Source Arno Gregorian
A free tileable background colored in off-white (antique white) color.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Love the style on this one, very fresh. Diagonal diamond pattern. Get it?
Source INS
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
Continuing the geometric trend, here is one more.
Source Mike Warner
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 3 No Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.
Source Sentel
A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.
Source Tim Ward
This is a semi-dark pattern, sort of linen-y.
Source Sagive SEO
I’m starting to think I have a concrete wall fetish.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
This one is super crisp at 2X. Lined paper with some dust and scratches.
Source HQvectors
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle