Hand-Knotted Qom Persian Rug, 81 × 120 cm, Silk

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 81 × 120 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 0.97 m², or 2.7' × 3.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Construction: 100% silk in the pile over a 100% silk foundation. It is entirely hand-knotted.

Format and use

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

Fineness of the knotting

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.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as blue / Türkis. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.