Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Isfahan Persian Rug, 166 × 240 cm

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 166 × 240 cm — a Isfahan made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 3.98 m², or 5.4' × 7.9'. Isfahan has stood for exceptionally fine knotting for centuries.

Materials and construction

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

Where it fits

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

Fineness of the knotting

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.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.