Qom Silk Rug 77 × 57, luxurious hand-knotted, Oriental Rug

The piece in short

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 75 × 56 cm. The covered area is about 0.42 m² (2.5' × 1.8'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Construction: silk in the pile over a silk foundation. It is entirely hand-knotted. Weight is given as ap. 2 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

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

Age and condition

Stated age: antique. In a rug of this age, patina and some pile loss belong to the picture.