Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Nain Persian Rug, 103 × 162 cm

Overview

Origin Iran, format 103 × 162 cm — a Nain made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 1.67 m² (3.4' × 5.3'). Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool, silk.

Size and placement

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

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

It is catalogued under blue / Türkis, Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.