Qom Persian Rug 100 × 152 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 100 × 152 cm. It covers approximately 1.52 m², or 3.3' × 5'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

The stated colourway is multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.