Isfahan Persian Rug 79 × 126 cm, Wool & Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

A Isfahan from Iran, measuring 79 × 126 cm. That is roughly 1 m² of floor, about 2.6' × 4.1'. Isfahan has stood for exceptionally fine knotting for centuries.

Materials and construction

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

Format and use

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

Knot density and quality

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.

How it reads

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