Qum rug

Qum rug
from central Persia
circa 1950
Size: 148 x 100 cm

List price: $. 1,210
Sale price: $. 770

The holy city of Qum has given its name to rugs made or marketed in the area since 1945 and the weaving characteristics, design and materials vary. The most common type available is asymmetrically knotted with woollen pile on cotton warp and weft. Some are of all silk pile and foundation and others, like this, have a woollen pile with silk highlights.