Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 202 × 135 cm

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 202 × 135 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. That is roughly 2.73 m² of floor, about 6.6' × 4.4'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under red and orange. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.