Qom Persian Rug 84 × 120 cm, Silk, hand-knotted

Overview

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 84 × 120 cm. That is roughly 1.01 m² of floor, about 2.8' × 3.9'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

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

Format and use

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.

How it reads

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.