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Tattoo flash
Knight, Jessie (Jessie Knight was the first prominent female tattooist in the UK. She took over her father's tattoo shop in Barry aged 18 in 1927 and went on to prominence whilst working in Chatham, Portsmouth and Aldershot. She returned to Barry in 1968, and continued to work there as a tattoo artist into the 1980s.)
Tattoo flash on card. Three images of semi-nude females, one dressed in a ‘hula’ skirt standing on island.
Matador and bull sketch in ink on reverse.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2021.21.307
Creation/Production
Knight, Jessie
Date:
Acquisition
Purchase, 1/3/2021
Measurements
Length
(mm): 250
Width
(mm): 317
Material
card
paint
ink
plastic
Location
In store
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