Hand-Knotted Qom Persian Rug, 103 × 150 cm, Silk

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 103 × 150 cm. It covers approximately 1.55 m², or 3.4' × 4.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

The pile is 100% silk, on a warp of 100% silk. The rug was hand-knotted throughout.

Format and use

This size typically covers the floor in front of a 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.

Colour and appearance

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