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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 shop sign written by Jessie Knight with text: PLEASE NOTE WHEN TATTOOS ARE ON A LADY FOLKS ARE TO THINK SHE'S SHADY BUT AS THIS IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE - TATTOO'S FOR LADIES IS TABOO. Miss Jessie
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2021.21.140
Creation/Production
Knight, Jessie
Acquisition
Purchase, 1/3/2021
Measurements
Length
(mm): 256
Width
(mm): 254
Material
Card
Ink
Location
In store-room
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