Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 73 × 108 cm, Silk

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Qom of 73 × 108 cm. It covers approximately 0.79 m², or 2.4' × 3.5'. 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 5mm.

Format and use

Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 800,000–899,999 knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

The stated colourway is 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.