Hand-Knotted Nain Persian Rug, 213 × 311 cm, Wool

The piece in short

A Nain from Iran, measuring 213 × 311 cm. The covered area is about 6.62 m² (7' × 10.2'). Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Materials and construction

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

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. Large enough to hold a full seating group.

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.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as blue / Türkis. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.