Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 136 × 199 cm, Silk

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 136 × 199 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 2.71 m² (4.5' × 6.5'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. A format for a smaller room, or the area directly in front of a sofa.

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.

Colour and appearance

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