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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.)
Five colour images on card, including a skull and women wearing top hats and also a devil with a pitchfork.
There are cartoon style images of sailors on the other side and a beer bottle, with captions underneath.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2021.21.161
Creation/Production
Knight, Jessie
Date:
Acquisition
Purchase, 1/3/2021
Measurements
Length
(mm): 300
Width
(mm): 245
Material
card
ink
paint
Location
In store
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