Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Isfahan Persian Rug, 77 × 265 cm

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 77 × 265 cm — a Isfahan made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 2.04 m², or 2.5' × 8.7'. Isfahan has stood for exceptionally fine knotting for centuries.

What it is made of

Stated material: new wool, silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Size and placement

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

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.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as 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.