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Human skin, tattooed with flowers, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with figure of soldier, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with stars, moons and abstract pattern, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattoed with wreathed inscription, probably French, dated 22nd September, 1857

Human skin

1857

Human skin, tattooed with clothed female figure and inscription, French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with flowers and indecipherable inscription, French, 19th century

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, with tattooed inscription, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with male head and running nude female figure, possibly French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with female head and inscription, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with female bust and inscription, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with flower, French, 1830-1900. Tattoo - the design is a large, 3 petaled flower with stem and leaves, executed in black ink with distinct, thick black dots forming the outline. The centre of the petals and leaves are decorated with numerous smaller black spots. Hand made, amateur workmanship. Skin - yellow- white colouration, white possibly a surface residue, rectangular shape cut to frame design.

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with naval badge, French, 1850-1900. Tattoo - military insignia with anchor and two axes. Inscription reads '7S'. Clear linework, very fine, poorly executed in some places with beading, but indicative of machine application, which would suggest that the tattoo was applied not earlier than around 1890. Colouring/shading especially poor, patchy, small needle grouping perhaps used to shade as well as line, evidence of circular shading technique, though not resulting in solid application of ink. Skin - Cream-yellow colour, white residue on surface which appears chalky. Rougly circular sample, thin cross-section.

Human skin

1890-1900

Human skin, tattooed with male and female figures copulating, French, 1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with male and female figures

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with crude flower, French, 1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with crude flower

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with yacht, French, 1850-1900. Tattoo - crude design of a ship with sails, dot technique used to outline in black, with a further 14 parrallel dots decorating the sails. Skin - orange-umber colour, visible pores with some pale body hairs. Rectangular shape, thin cross-section.

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with male figure, French, 19th century. Tattoo - the tattooed figure outlined in black is virtually undecipherable due to the poor condition of the skin. Skin - orange-umber colouration, a large area of the skin is effected by a white residue which obscures most of the tattoo beneath. Rectangular shape, surgically cut straight edges, the skin is damaged with a wide tear at one end and another smaller tear, with some wrinkling, towards the centre of the sample.

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with flower, French, 1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with flower

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed, said to be figure of youth, French, 19th century

Tattooed skin, said to represent figure of youth

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with wreathed inscription, French, dated 1899

Human skin

1899

Human skin, tattooed with abstract pattern and inscription, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with bunch of grapes, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with inscription, French, 1850-1900. Tattoo - black outlined capital lettering which reads 'ARSENE MOINE', one word above another, seperatied by in indistinct shape/symbol. Extensive feathering due either to age or poor application technique; amateur execution, letters irregular. Skin - yellow- brown colouration, parchment-like appearance, roughly square shape, thin cross-section.

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with three male busts, and medallion, probably French, 1851-1920

Human skin

1851-1920

Human skin, tattooed with two playing cards, French, 1850-1900. Tattoo - two playing cards executed in black, with bottom points meeting along one edge, a black spade and a heart in the centre of each card respectively. Design is crude and amateur, showing some feathering and potential beading. Skin - dirty white-greyish and brown at the edges, very thin cross-section, roughly oblong in shape.

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, decorated with tattooed six-point star, French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with nude female figure and flower, probably French, 19th century, purchased from La Valette in 1929

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with soldier's bust, French, 1860-1920. Tattoo - black outline of soldier in profile wearing a cap and possibly smoking a cigarette, though this area of the design is faded. Appears hand drawn using a pricking method, numerous individual dots making up the tattoo. Skin - yellow colouration, translucent, very thin cross-section. Roughly square shape, some dark hairs visible on the surface.

Human skin

1860-1920

Human skin, tattooed with armed female figure, possibly Joan of Arc, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with nude female figure, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with clothed female figure, holding flowers above initial, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with male bust, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with heart and inscription in shield, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with monogram, French, 1830-1900. Tattoo - black outlined symbol resembling a 'Z' within a cresent arc. Heavy application of single line formed by dots, amateur execution. Skin - Yellow colouration, translucent and parchment-like. A number of small, white bubble-like patches are present on the skin, possibly fungal growth. Asymmetric shape, thin cross-section.

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with two figures of armed men, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with female figure and flower, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with inscription, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with figure of soldier, probably French, 19th century

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with flower and abstract design, French, 1830-1900

Human skin

1830-1900

Human skin, tattooed with woman's head with illegible inscription French, 1880-1920

Human skin

1880-1920

Human skin, tattooed with five-pointed star, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with female(?) figure with sword and plumed hat, French, 1880-1920

Human skin

1880-1920

Human skin, tattooed with figure of middle eastern male, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with figure of Middle Eastern male

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with inscription, French, 1850-1900

Human skin

1850-1900

Human skin, tattooed with female figure in national costume holding rose in right hand, French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with nude female figure, French, 19th century

Human skin

1801-1900

Human skin, tattooed with female figure above waist, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with ten-pointed star, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with figure of soldier, French, dated 1879

Human skin

1879

Human skin, tattooed with inscription and wreath, probably French, 1850-1920

Human skin

1850-1920

Human skin, tattooed with woman's head wearing hat, French, 1880-1920

Human skin

1880-1920

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