Kashan Persian Rug 148 × 93 cm in Wool, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Kashan of 148 × 93 cm. That is roughly 1.38 m² of floor, about 4.9' × 3.1'.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

Colour and appearance

It is catalogued under red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.