March 9, 2020
Mrs Tinne’s Wardrobe: A Liverpool Lady’s Clothes
Last month I had the opportunity to visit Liverpool and see an intriguing exhibition. In contrast to usual fashion exhibitions which have a theme or highlight a design house, this exhibition contained a snapshot of a collection from one woman's wardrobe; Mrs Emily Tinne. Indeed the entire collection, comprising more than 700 items, is the "largest collection of one person's clothes in a British Museum" and was donated to the National Museum Liverpool by Emily's youngest daughter. This exhibition covered 1900 to 1940 - the years in which Emily married (into...