Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Isfahan Persian Rug, 110 × 162 cm

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 110 × 162 cm — a Isfahan made entirely by hand. That is roughly 1.78 m² of floor, about 3.6' × 5.3'. Isfahan has stood for exceptionally fine knotting for centuries.

Materials and construction

Stated material: new wool, silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 800,000–899,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

It is catalogued under multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.