Qom Persian Rug 59 × 90 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 59 × 90 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 0.53 m² (1.9' × 3'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

How it reads

It is catalogued under multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.