Qom Persian Rug 83 × 122 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

Origin Iran, format 83 × 122 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 1.01 m² (2.7' × 4'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 5mm.

Format and use

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Knot density and quality

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

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