Qom Persian Rug 78 × 120 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 78 × 120 cm. The covered area is about 0.94 m² (2.6' × 3.9'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

Format and use

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

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ 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 Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.