Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Qom Persian Rug, 212 × 133 cm

About this rug

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 212 × 133 cm. It covers approximately 2.82 m², or 7' × 4.4'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool, silk. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 8 mm. Weight is given as ap. 7 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Knot density and quality

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

On the colourway

It is catalogued under red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Age

Stated condition: new.