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

Overview

Origin Iran, format 83 × 117 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 0.97 m² of floor, about 2.7' × 3.8'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

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

Size and placement

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

Fineness of the knotting

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