Nain Persian Rug 132 × 195 cm in Wool & Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 132 × 195 cm — a Nain made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.57 m² of floor, about 4.3' × 6.4'. Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool, silk.

Where it fits

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

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as 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.