Hand-Knotted Mashhad Persian Rug, 197 × 277 cm, Wool

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 197 × 277 cm — a Mashhad made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 5.46 m² (6.5' × 9.1').

What it is made of

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Format and use

Large enough to hold a full seating group.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.