Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 104 × 156 cm

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 104 × 156 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 1.62 m², or 3.4' × 5.1'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

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

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

Colour and appearance

It is catalogued under red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.