Wool & Silk Qom Persian Rug 206 × 138 cm, hand-knotted

The piece in short

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 206 × 138 cm. The covered area is about 2.84 m² (6.8' × 4.5'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

The pile is wool, on a warp of cotton. It is entirely hand-knotted. Weight is given as ap. 8 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is blue / Türkis. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Age and condition

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.