Qom Persian Rug 200 × 140 cm in Wool, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 200 × 140 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.8 m² of floor, about 6.6' × 4.6'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Pile material is given as wool, warp as wool. It is entirely hand-knotted. Weight is given as approx. 10 kg.

Format and use

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

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Condition

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.