Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 140 × 205 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 140 × 205 cm — a Oriental rug made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.87 m² of floor, about 4.6' × 6.7'.

What it is made of

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

Format and use

The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

It is catalogued under red and orange. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.