Antique Qom Persian Rug, 86 × 56 cm, Silk

Overview

A Qom from Iran, measuring 86 × 56 cm. It covers approximately 0.48 m², or 2.8' × 1.8'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 6 mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

On the knot count

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

Age

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