Qom Persian Rug 79 × 118 cm in Wool & Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 79 × 118 cm. The covered area is about 0.93 m² (2.6' × 3.9'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Pile material is given as 100% new wool, warp as 100% silk. Construction method: hand-knotted.

Size and placement

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. Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as black and grey. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.