• Slinging Ink: The Victorian Tattoo Craze

  • Dec 2 2020
  • Length: 24 mins
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Slinging Ink: The Victorian Tattoo Craze

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  • Roll up your sleeves, and let’s carve into the Victorian’s fascination and love for tattoos- that crossed both class and gender divides, empowering men and women alike to live their best lives and turn their bodies into living, breathing works of art. This episode has got liars, tigers and fairs, oh my!

    The Victorian slang term of the day will leave you asking for some baby powder.

    Sources:

    Dawson, Rachel. Inking the Victorians: The Story of Sutherland Macdonald- Britain's First Professional Tattooist.

    Nyssen, Carmen. Tom Riley : "The Making of a Tattooist"

    Stewart, Jessica. "Amazing Photos Reveal the Work of Britain's First Tattoo Artist in Victorian Times"

    Hartog, Kristenden "The Fashionable Craze of Today: A Victorian Tattoo Artist"

    "Died After Being Tattooed- A Mysterious Death." Eastern Evening News, 6 April, 1899.

    "Tattooing Among the Aristocracy." Nottingham Journal, 7 April, 1899.

    “Tatooist’s Exciting Adventure.” Belfast News-Letter, 17 April, 1906.

    Music by:
    David Fesilyan & David Renda
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