Persian Qum Silk Rug - 2.00x1.37 Connoisseur

Persian Qum Silk Rug - 2.00x1.37 ConnoisseurA truly magnificent silk carpet from the city of Qum. the colours are relaxed, subtle and soft. They include shades of green, tan and blue. It has a central medallion and magnificent broad main guard border, with the outer guard border being a solid tan colour. Qom rugs (or Qum, Ghom, Ghum) are made in the Qom Province of Iran, around 100 km south of Tehran. Although rug weaving in Qom was not a major industry until the past 100 years, the luxurious

The fine silk thread used makes it possible to produce incredibly detailed patterns

and from all-over patterns to very fine floral designs

They are coarsely woven

traditional Medallion rugs

The import of textiles from the west lead to the decline of this craft

Ghiordes (Turkish) knot

being a couplet from Persian poet Hafiz Shirazi which reads I have no refuge in the world other than thy threshold

Blue does not appear to feature

Nain is a small town in the province of Isfahan

and had the most beautiful palaces

In contrast to other Shiraz carpets these are harder wearing

animals and flowers are also used