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Exhibitions at Sudley HouseA Sweet Life: fashion in a Liverpool sugar merchant's family10 April 2009 - 7 March 2010Please note: end date in Spring 2010 to be confirmed A small exhibition showcasing some of the highlights of the Tinne Collection of clothing worn by a Liverpool lady, Emily Tinne, and her six children between about 1910 and 1940. The collection was originally the focus of the exhibition A Passion for Fashion, held at the Walker Art Gallery in 2006. 'A Sweet Life' draws on recently discovered letters between the family to give fascinating new insights into the Tinne family's lifestyle, including life as a family doctor, the challenge of dressing six small children, wrangles with the servants and, of course, Emily Tinne's love of shopping. Together with family photographs these help to bring a long-vanished part of Liverpool's past back to life Find out more about: 'A Sweet Life: fashion in a Liverpool sugar merchant's family' |
