Exquisite Silk Weave | Vintage Masterpiece from Qum
Qum Silk Prayer Rug – Vintage Persian Rug & Wall Hanging 100 x 150 cm
A delicate vintage masterpiece in pure natural silk on a silk warp: the finest 1960s Persian weaving, with a classic Turkish prayer-niche design and a captivating silk sheen. Ideal as a precious accent rug or exclusive textile wall art.
Expertise, History & Textile Wall Art
At the Djoharian Collection we present this Qum silk rug as a fine testament to Persian weaving. Knotted from pure natural silk on a silk warp – at around 640,000 knots per square metre – this 1960s one-of-a-kind piece has a brilliance and depth of detail possible only at this top quality. As it was mostly used as a wall hanging, its silky pile remains in excellent, unworn condition today.
The rug shows a classic prayer-niche design (mihrab) of Turkish origin: the pointed niche, the hanging mosque lamp and two flanking columns. That a Persian Qum should carry a Turkish design has a historical reason.
In the early days of Qum production, the city had barely developed its own patterns. It was Kashan merchants who established the weaving in Qum when the looms in Kashan were at full capacity. So designs from other provenances flowed in at first – here an old Turkish prayer-rug motif. A fascinating testament to the early history of the city now famous worldwide as the home of the finest Qum silk rugs.
Styling & wall decoration: Thanks to its fineness and shimmering silk pile, this Qum reveals its full beauty on the wall – like a painting, its sheen shifts with the changing light. An ideal piece of exclusive textile wall art, yet small enough to serve as a precious accent on fine wood floors.
Service & care: For this valuable silk rug we recommend our specialised silk-rug cleaning and professional rug washing to preserve its value for the long term.
