Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 152 × 97 cm, Silk

Overview

Origin Iran, format 152 × 97 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 1.47 m² of floor, about 5' × 3.2'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: 100% silk. The rug was hand-knotted throughout.

Where it fits

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 800,000–899,999 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. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Age and condition

Stated condition: made 1990–1999.