Hand-Knotted Wool Persian Rug, 175 × 242 cm

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Oriental rug of 175 × 242 cm. The covered area is about 4.24 m² (5.7' × 7.9').

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 10-12mm.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. At this size it anchors a living room as the central surface.

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 300,000–399,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.

Period

Stated condition: new.