The base gradient edited so now more details are rendered.
Source Lazur URH
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Some account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers', John Nicholl, 1866.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'In an Enchanted Island', William Mallock, 1892.
Source Firkin
Dead simple but beautiful horizontal line pattern.
Source Fabian Schultz
Everyone needs some stardust. Sprinkle it on your next project.
Source Atle Mo
Luxurious looking pattern (for a T-shirt maybe?) with a hint of green.
Source Simon Meek
From a drawing in 'Uit de geschiedenis der Heilige Stede te Amsterdam', Yohannes Sterck, 1898.
Source Firkin
This makes me wanna shoot some pool! Sweet green pool table pattern.
Source Caveman
From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
Source Firkin
Super dark, crisp and detailed. And a Kill Bill reference.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form", Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Cassell's Library of English Literature', Henry Morley, 1883.
Source Firkin
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
Sort of reminds me of those old house wallpapers.
Source Tish
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Zerro CC tillable texture of stones photographed and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
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 monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
A seamless gray background texture suitable for use on websites. To me, it has the look of stone. Feel free to modify it to meet your needs (by making it a bit lighter or darker, for example).
Source V. Hartikainen
The texture of this background image has some similarities with leather, and it's colored in a dark brown color. So, if you are looking for a dark brown background image for your website, this may be an option for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.
Source Bartosz Kaszubowski
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin