Nain Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 71 × 106 cm, Wool & Silk

About this rug

This Nain comes from Iran and measures 71 × 106 cm. It covers approximately 0.75 m², or 2.3' × 3.5'. Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Construction

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

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 700,000–799,999 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 multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.