From the Storage Archives: A Dagger Through the Heart
Science Museum Object Number A670: Preserved human skin, showing the tattooed image of a dagger piercing the skin of the chest. Dimensions: h258mm x w123mm x d0.4mm Date: c.1850-1920 Tattooed Human...
View ArticleFrom the Storage Archives: The Unseen Sailors’ Tattoo
Science Museum Object Number A747 & A754: Preserved human skins, tattooed with a pair of eyes. Dimensions: A747 h137 x w88mm x d1.5mm; A754 h144mm x w86mm x d2mm* *Depth measurements are given at...
View ArticleFrom the Storage Archives: The Wounded Tattoo
Science Museum Object Number A544: Preserved human skin, tattooed with a series of patterned dots and crosses; initials and lettering in French; two hearts, including one pierced by arrows; and the...
View ArticleFrom the Storage Archives: “Mort Aux Vaches!”
Science Museum Object Number A544: Preserved human skin, tattooed with a series of patterned dots and crosses; initials and lettering in French; two hearts, including one pierced by arrows; and the...
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