Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 198 × 298 cm, Silk

At a glance

Origin Iran, format 198 × 298 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 5.9 m² of floor, about 6.5' × 9.8'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Where it fits

A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

How it reads

It is catalogued under multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.