Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 61 × 90 cm, Silk

Overview

Origin Iran, format 61 × 90 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 0.55 m², or 2' × 3'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

Fineness of the knotting

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