Qom Persian Rug 132 × 197 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 132 × 197 cm. That is roughly 2.6 m² of floor, about 4.3' × 6.5'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

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