Hand-Knotted Wool Nain Persian Rug, 210 × 315 cm

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Nain of 210 × 315 cm. That is roughly 6.62 m² of floor, about 6.9' × 10.3'. Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Construction

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

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

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.

How it reads

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