Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 160 × 100 cm, Silk

The piece in short

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 160 × 100 cm. That is roughly 1.6 m² of floor, about 5.2' × 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. 4 mm. Weight is given as approx. 6 kg.

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 Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.

Age

Stated condition: new.