Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 157 × 243 cm, Silk

Overview

Origin Iran, format 157 × 243 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 3.82 m² (5.2' × 8'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, silk. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 5mm.

Format and use

At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under 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.