Hand-Knotted Silk Qom Persian Rug, 308 × 80 cm

Overview

Origin Iran, format 308 × 80 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 2.46 m², or 10.1' × 2.6'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

What it is made of

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

This size typically covers the floor in front of a seating group.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

On the colourway

It is catalogued under 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.