Hand-Knotted Qom Persian Rug, 60 × 87 cm, Silk

The piece in short

A Qom from Iran, measuring 60 × 87 cm. It covers approximately 0.52 m², or 2' × 2.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

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

Where it fits

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

On the knot count

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