Hand-Knotted Qom Persian Rug, 91 × 58 cm, Silk

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 91 × 58 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 0.53 m² (3' × 1.9'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, Seidenkette.

Format and use

The rug is square. 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 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

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