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Tattoo flash

Knight, Jessie (Tattoo artist)

Tattoo flash on card. Colour drawing of woman in cowboy hat with a gun on a horse and the text, HELL FOR LEATHER. Three images of women on the other side. Signed on both sides, ‘Miss J Knight’.

Three images of women, including a flamenco dancer, semi-nude female in hula skirt, and female in kimono holding a parasol and fan.

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

F2021.21.134

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Knight, Jessie
Association Type: Tattoo artist

Creation/Production

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.
Role: Tattoo artist

Acquisition

Purchase, 1/3/2021

Measurements

Length (mm): 253
Width (mm): 326

Material

Card
Paint
Ink
Plastic

Location

In store-room
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