Nain Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 85 × 116 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 85 × 116 cm — a Nain made entirely by hand. That is roughly 0.99 m² of floor, about 2.8' × 3.8'. Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5-7mm.

Size and placement

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

The stated colourway is blue / Türkis. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.