Qom Persian Rug 83 × 117 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 83 × 117 cm. The covered area is about 0.97 m² (2.7' × 3.8'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. Construction method: hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Size and placement

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. A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

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