Qom Persian Rug 79 × 116 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 79 × 116 cm. That is roughly 0.92 m² of floor, about 2.6' × 3.8'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

Format and use

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 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. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.