Hand-Knotted Wool Tabriz Persian Rug, 153 × 210 cm

At a glance

This Tabriz comes from Iran and measures 153 × 210 cm. The covered area is about 3.21 m² (5' × 6.9'). Tabriz is one of the oldest and most important weaving centres in Persia.

Materials and construction

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

Format and use

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

On the knot count

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.

On the colourway

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