Hand-Knotted Wool Nain Persian Rug, 163 × 202 cm

The piece in short

This Nain comes from Iran and measures 163 × 202 cm. The covered area is about 3.29 m² (5.3' × 6.6'). Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Format and use

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as blue / Türkis. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.