Format: Pencil

Size:

Width: 7mm

Height: 178mm

Depth: 9mm

Colour: Multi-colour

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High quality #2 (HB) unsharpened pencils

FSC-certified black coloured wood

Paperblanks “Iconic P” in gold foil on the rounded end

Stunning wraparound art from the Paperblanks design library

Smooth, cylindrical design

High gloss finish to really bring out the vibrancy of the designs

The eternal appeal of a floral design is captured in the botanical art of Irish illustrator William Kilburn. Kilburn (1745–1818) was the artist behind the life-sized watercolours and signed etchings in William Curtis’ 18th-century book on botany Flora Londinensis and also a leading calico designer and printer in his own right.

Similar in style to the work of Arts & Crafts promoter William Morris, Kilburn’s patterns predate Morris’ by nearly a century. Kilburn’s sense of freedom and play is contrasted by Morris’ sharply stylized and closely repeated patterns. With winding twigs, colourful petals and whimsical blossoms, Kilburn’s unique ability to blend local flora with exotic plants is on full display in this design. Truly a celebration of florals, we’ve named this design after the ancient Roman Floralia festival, which honoured Flora, the goddess of flowering plants. Though this William Kilburn design is from the late 1700s, its appeal is timeless.