Hand-Knotted Mashhad Persian Rug, 196 × 286 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 196 × 286 cm — a Mashhad made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 5.61 m² (6.4' × 9.4').

What it is made of

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. Construction method: hand-knotted.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. Large enough to hold a full seating group.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 200,000–299,999 knots/m². In the mid range the pattern stays clearly legible without making the rug delicate.

On the colourway

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