Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 75 × 123 cm

Overview

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 75 × 123 cm. It covers approximately 0.92 m², or 2.5' × 4'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. At this size it works as an entryway mat or a bedside rug.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

Colour and appearance

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