Qom Persian Rug 61 × 88 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 61 × 88 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 0.54 m², or 2' × 2.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. At this size it works as an entryway mat or a bedside rug.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

How it reads

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