Human skin

Made:
1850-1900 in France

Human skin, tattooed with pierced heart, French, 1850-1900. Tattoo -black outlined heart, pierced with arrow and crowned, very faded with extensive feathering. Skin - Yellow/cream-brown colouration, especially at edges, pores also a discoloured brown, perhaps chemical. Roughly square shape, thin cross-section, some dark hairs visible.

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A798
Materials:
Skin, Human
type:
human remains and tattoo
credit:
Wellcome Trust