Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 83 × 117 cm, Silk

At a glance

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 83 × 117 cm. That is roughly 0.97 m² of floor, about 2.7' × 3.8'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. Small enough to sit in front of a dresser or just inside a door.

On the knot count

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

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