Black ink bottle 15cc

A small 15 cc glass bottle of black ink, closed with a wax-sealed stopper. It is ink for a dip pen, a quill or a penholder: enough to write a few letters or an invitation, or to try your hand at calligraphy without opening a large bottle.

The bottle is 6.5 cm high and 2.5 cm in diameter. It is made in Italy by a small company specialising in calligraphy supplies.

Dip the nib halfway up its tip, wipe off the excess on the rim of the neck and write in short stretches. Between uses, close the bottle tightly so the ink does not evaporate or thicken. This is dip-pen ink: do not put it in a cartridge or converter fountain pen, which needs its own kind of ink.