Qom Persian Rug 59 × 87 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

A Qom from Iran, measuring 59 × 87 cm. That is roughly 0.51 m² of floor, about 1.9' × 2.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. 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

Colour is recorded as blue / Türkis. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.