Qom Persian Rug 81 × 121 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 81 × 121 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 0.98 m² (2.7' × 4'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Where it fits

The rug is rectangular. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

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

It is catalogued under Weiß / beige. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.