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Manuscript

Persian Brocade

Blues & navies#475AAB

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#475AAB
SheenNot typically noted

Paper & pairing

Blues and navies are the most broadly "safe" fountain pen colors: legible, professional, and unlikely to raise eyebrows in an office. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Manuscript

Manuscript Pen Company is a British maker of calligraphy pens and nibs based in Highley, Shropshire, whose heritage traces to the nib maker D. Leonardt & Co., established in Birmingham in 1856. A family firm, it crafts and distributes its own range of calligraphy and fine writing products worldwide and also acts as UK distributor for brands such as Sheaffer, Cross and Diplomat.

United Kingdom Founded 1856
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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Persian Brocade?
Persian Brocade falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Persian Brocade have sheen?
Persian Brocade is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Persian Brocade?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Persian Brocade?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.