Hand-Knotted Wool Moud Persian Rug, 254 × 345 cm

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Moud of 254 × 345 cm. That is roughly 8.76 m² of floor, about 8.3' × 11.3'. Moud rugs are known for their fine Herati pattern.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. At this size the rug defines the room rather than accenting it.

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.

How it reads

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