Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Tabriz Persian Rug, 87 × 300 cm

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 87 × 300 cm — a Tabriz made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 2.61 m² (2.9' × 9.8'). Tabriz is one of the oldest and most important weaving centres in Persia.

What it is made of

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool, silk. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 7-10mm.

Format and use

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

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 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. With traditionally dyed wool, small variations of tone within one field are normal.