Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Bijar Persian Rug, 85 × 310 cm

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Bijar of 85 × 310 cm. That is roughly 2.64 m² of floor, about 2.8' × 10.2'.

Materials and construction

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

Where it fits

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

Knot density and quality

The stated knot density is 400,000–499,999 knots/m². At this density even small-scale motifs can be worked out cleanly.

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.

Age

Stated condition: new.