Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 65 × 205 cm

At a glance

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 65 × 205 cm. That is roughly 1.33 m² of floor, about 2.1' × 6.7'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Size and placement

The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

Fineness of the knotting

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.

How it reads

The stated colourway is red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.