Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Nain Persian Rug, 70 × 134 cm

Overview

This Nain comes from Iran and measures 70 × 134 cm. That is roughly 0.94 m² of floor, about 2.3' × 4.4'. Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Construction

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

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 700,000–799,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

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.