Hand-Knotted Wool Persian Rug, 200 × 310 cm

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Oriental rug of 200 × 310 cm. That is roughly 6.2 m² of floor, about 6.6' × 10.2'.

Construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as 12-15mm.

Where it fits

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.

Colour and appearance

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.