Hand-Knotted Qom Persian Rug, 78 × 117 cm, Silk

Overview

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 78 × 117 cm. It covers approximately 0.91 m², or 2.6' × 3.8'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.