Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 300 × 207 cm, Silk

The piece in short

Origin Iran, format 300 × 207 cm — a Qom made entirely by hand. The covered area is about 6.21 m² (9.8' × 6.8'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. Large enough to hold a full seating group.

On the knot count

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.

Colour and appearance

The stated colourway is multicolour. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.