Antique Kashan Persian Rug, 100 × 100 cm, Wool & Silk

The piece in short

This Kashan comes from Iran and measures 100 × 100 cm. The covered area is about 1 m² (3.3' × 3.3').

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool, silk, silk warp. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 6 mm. Weight is given as ap. 4 kg.

Format and use

The rug is round. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.

Age

Stated age: antique. In a rug of this age, patina and some pile loss belong to the picture.