Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 400 × 80 cm, Silk

Overview

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 400 × 80 cm. The covered area is about 3.2 m² (13.1' × 2.6'). Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp.

Format and use

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.

How it reads

It is catalogued under Weiß / beige. Silk takes light differently from wool, so the same area can look pale from one side and deep from the other.