Hand-Knotted Wool & Silk Persian Rug, 278 × 207 cm

At a glance

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Oriental rug of 278 × 207 cm. The covered area is about 5.75 m² (9.1' × 6.8').

Materials and construction

Stated material: cotton warp, new wool, silk. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Pile height is given as approx. 8 mm. Weight is given as ap. 12 kg.

Size and placement

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

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 200,000–299,999 knots/m². This knot density balances pattern definition against hard-wearing construction.

How it reads

Colour is recorded as red and orange. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.

Age

Stated condition: new.