Qom Persian Rug 101 × 144 cm in Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 101 × 144 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 1.45 m² (3.3' × 4.7'). 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 rectangular. This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Fineness of the knotting

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

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.