Qom Persian Rug 79 × 118 cm, Wool & Silk, hand-knotted

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 79 × 118 cm. That is roughly 0.93 m² of floor, about 2.6' × 3.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: new wool, silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is black and grey. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.