Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 148 × 100 cm, Silk

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 148 × 100 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 1.48 m² (4.9' × 3.3'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as approx. 6 mm. Weight is given as approx. 5 kg.

Where it fits

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

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 600,000–699,999 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 red and orange. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Age and condition

Stated age: contemporary, 0–20 years old. As a contemporary piece the pile is still even and largely unwalked.