Wool & Silk Qom Persian Rug 537 × 320 cm, hand-knotted

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 537 × 320 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 17.18 m² of floor, about 17.6' × 10.5'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Construction: wool, silk in the pile over a cotton foundation. It is entirely hand-knotted. Weight is given as approx. 50 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size the rug defines the room rather than accenting it.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². Knotting at this density allows detailed drawing and soft transitions between colours.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.

Condition

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