Qum vintage rug hand knotted 7.1 x 4.4 ft / 215 x 135 cm

Qum Ghom wool and silk Persian rug hand-knotted fine, 7.1 x  x 4.4 ft - 215 x 135 cm

An authentic QUM WOOL AND SILK rug with muted colors.
Qum rugs are among the finest rugs made. Their quality is unreached and their design is very exact.

Origin: Qum, Qom, Ghom
Pile material: Wool and silk highlights
Warp and weft: Cotton
Design: Floral Persian with Medaillon
Length: 7.1 ft - 215 cm (plus short fringes)
Width: 4.4 ft - 135 cm
Pile height: Approx. 1/5 inch, 0,5 cm
Knot density: Approx. 250 to 300 kpsi
Age: Vintage, semi antique, 1950´s
Condition Good
Colors: Beigem blue, rose`
Shape: Rectangular
Unique: Yes
Fair Trade: Yes, Label STEP certified
Sustainable:: Yes, silk is a renewable raw material
Anti-slip: Rug pad underlay recommended on smooth floors
Underfloor heating: Yes, suitable

What is a Qum / Qom / Ghom rug?
Qum rugs are made in the city with the same name: Qum. They are internationally known for extraordinary quality and beauty.

What is typical of Qum / Qom / Ghom rugs?
Qum rugs have typical designs, such as Medaillon Rugs, Tree of Life Rugs, Piktoral Rugs and Hunting Rugs. The foundation consisting of warp and weft is usually a fine silk threat, the pile is short and made of silk as well. Qum rugs also come in a combination of wool pile and cotton warp.

Are Qum / Qom / Ghom rugs durable?
Due to the exquisit material combination and the excellent work it is obvious that Qum rugs are very durable.

Ghom (also Qum, Qom) is a city in central Persia, about 130 km south of the capital Tehran at a height of 1000 m. The city is known as the seat of the Islamic theological college and as a place of pilgrimage. The sister of the eighth Imam (Ali ibn Musa ar-Rida / Imam Reza), Fatima bint Musa, died in Qom in 817 and was buried there. A gold-colored dome, which is impressive even by today's standards and is one of the landmarks of Qom, was erected over your grave around 1600.
Qom is not a city with a very old knotting tradition. In the 1930s, carpet manufacturers from the nearby city of Kashan began to set up production in Qom. Due to the increased global demand for Persian carpets, the existing knotting centers could no longer produce sufficiently. Consequently, new production facilities were established. In the beginning, motifs from Kashan were primarily imitated. But the weavers soon began to knot all kinds of carpets. Often Caucasian graphic motifs such as Shirvan, Kazak or Seichur were popular designs in Qom. In the 1960s, a style of its own began to develop.
Design elements from Kashan can still be found today, especially in the borders or in the way certain flowers are knotted. Nevertheless, carpets from Qom have a distinctive appearance today. A lush floral pattern is typical, often in a medallion design. Most carpets are knotted in the formats 90 x 60 cm, 130 x 80 cm, 150 x 100 cm, 200 x 130 cm as well as runners and gallery dimensions. Pieces in the formats 300 x 200 cm, 350 x 250 cm, 400 x 300 cm are also knotted as silk carpets, but with production times of a few years, such oversizes are less common and often very expensive.
Designs: Floral, usually with a medallion. Worked in great detail. Also common patterns are prayer rugs with a dome and tree of life, hunting motifs, figural carpets and pictures.
Qum silk carpets are among the finest and most filigree knotted work of all. By using thin, tear-resistant silk threads as katt material, particularly small knots can be tied. This makes very elaborate motifs possible.