Silk Qom Persian Rug 60 × 87 cm, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 60 × 87 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 0.52 m² (2' × 2.9'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Construction: 100% silk in the pile over a 100% silk foundation. It is entirely hand-knotted.

Size and placement

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.