Qom Persian Rug 102 × 151 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 102 × 151 cm. It covers approximately 1.54 m², or 3.3' × 5'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

The pile is 100% silk, on a warp of 100% silk. Construction method: hand-knotted.

Format and use

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as red and orange. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.