From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
The name Paisley reminds me of an old British servant. That’s just me.
Source Swetha
This ons is quite old school looking. Retro, even. I like it.
Source Arno Declercq
A rusty grunge background for websites. Feel free to use it in your site's theme.
Source V. Hartikainen
This ladies and gentlemen, is texturetastic! Love it.
Source Adam Pickering
Adapted heavily from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by Viscious-Speed.
Source Firkin
A playful triangle pattern with different shades of gray.
Source Dimitrie Hoekstra
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
Prismatic Polka Dots Mark II 2 No Background
Source GDJ
A very dark asfalt pattern based off of a photo taken with my iPhone.
Source Atle Mo
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
Abstract Geometric Monochrome Pattern Prismatic No Background
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
Here's a tile-able wood background image for use in web design.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A bit strange this one, but nice at the same time.
Source Diogo Silva
A background pattern with wavy green vertical stripes. This one has green stripes on a white background. Download if you like it.
Source V. Hartikainen
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 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
An abstract pale yellow paper-like background with stains colored in yellow and green.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 5 No Black
Source GDJ