Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Isfahan Persian Rug, 140 × 229 cm

The piece in short

A Isfahan from Iran, measuring 140 × 229 cm. That is roughly 3.21 m² of floor, about 4.6' × 7.5'. Isfahan has stood for exceptionally fine knotting for centuries.

Construction

Stated material: new wool, silk, silk warp. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 800,000–899,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

Colour and appearance

It is catalogued under red and orange. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.