Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 100 × 152 cm, Silk

Overview

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 100 × 152 cm. That is roughly 1.52 m² of floor, about 3.3' × 5'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

Colour and appearance

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.