Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 150 × 100 cm, Silk

Overview

Origin Iran, format 150 × 100 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. It covers approximately 1.5 m², or 4.9' × 3.3'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

The rug is rectangular. The format suits the space in front of a sofa, a small dining table, or a study.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 1,000,000+ knots/m². A knot count at this level belongs to the upper quality class of handmade rugs.

On the colourway

Colour is recorded as multicolour. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.