Liverpool Museums
02-26-2010, 02:50 PM
Grandmas are great aren’t they? They make killer roast dinners, they are a mine ofinformation and can surprise you with their knowledge of blogs and Twitter at theage of 88. Well maybe that’s just my Grandma. But the other great thing is that sheis also a great lover of accessories and is generous enough to have passed on someof her well-kept gems to me!
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/blog/graphics/beaded_bag.jpgBeadedevening bag: not suitable for clubbing.
This beautiful evening bag is starting to fray a little as it is so old and delicatebut its beading is totally exquisite. I’m not sure when it dates from, but it’s certainlynot one for swinging around on the dance-floor on a Saturday night.
So as she is a lover of shoes, boots, hats and bags, I thought it was definitelytime I took her to see ‘ASweet Life’ at Sudley House (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/tinne/). This exhibition finishes on Sunday 7 March so ifyou haven’t been along to see these amazing dresses, coats and accessories owned byEmily Tinne, then you’d better hurry!
My Grandma is only one year older than EmilyTinne’s daughter Alexine (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumsliverpool/3424163832/in/set-72157616415267499/) and Emily was marriedto a doctor (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/tinne/doctor.aspx), as was my Grandma. So there were many aspects of the exhibition thatshe could relate to in the family photos and stories about family life.
I discovered that my Grandma’s aunty was an apprentice ‘tailoress’ at Cripps’, oneof the shops featured in the exhibition. (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/tinne/shopping.aspx) This was one of the places Liverpoolthat Emily Tinne used to buy her clothes from. She remembered Madame Val Smith's hatshop and also told me how Bold Street really was “the place to be” when she used togo there.
Although there is a lot of debate about the ethics of using of fur today,it was abundant in the fashions of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Thefur coats on display in ‘A Sweet Life’ (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/tinne/outdoor/index.aspx#gallery) are certainly very dramatic! They mademy Grandma remember her white rabbit fur coat, which she still has at home. It wasgiven to her when she was a child in the 1920’s for a special occasion – a party at adoctor’s house.
Not only did we have a great afternoon, but I also found out a little bit more aboutsome of my family history! If you have a Grandma, why not take her along? I bet she’llhave a great time.
More... (http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/HandbagsAndGladrags.aspx)
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/blog/graphics/beaded_bag.jpgBeadedevening bag: not suitable for clubbing.
This beautiful evening bag is starting to fray a little as it is so old and delicatebut its beading is totally exquisite. I’m not sure when it dates from, but it’s certainlynot one for swinging around on the dance-floor on a Saturday night.
So as she is a lover of shoes, boots, hats and bags, I thought it was definitelytime I took her to see ‘ASweet Life’ at Sudley House (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/tinne/). This exhibition finishes on Sunday 7 March so ifyou haven’t been along to see these amazing dresses, coats and accessories owned byEmily Tinne, then you’d better hurry!
My Grandma is only one year older than EmilyTinne’s daughter Alexine (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumsliverpool/3424163832/in/set-72157616415267499/) and Emily was marriedto a doctor (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/tinne/doctor.aspx), as was my Grandma. So there were many aspects of the exhibition thatshe could relate to in the family photos and stories about family life.
I discovered that my Grandma’s aunty was an apprentice ‘tailoress’ at Cripps’, oneof the shops featured in the exhibition. (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/tinne/shopping.aspx) This was one of the places Liverpoolthat Emily Tinne used to buy her clothes from. She remembered Madame Val Smith's hatshop and also told me how Bold Street really was “the place to be” when she used togo there.
Although there is a lot of debate about the ethics of using of fur today,it was abundant in the fashions of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Thefur coats on display in ‘A Sweet Life’ (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/tinne/outdoor/index.aspx#gallery) are certainly very dramatic! They mademy Grandma remember her white rabbit fur coat, which she still has at home. It wasgiven to her when she was a child in the 1920’s for a special occasion – a party at adoctor’s house.
Not only did we have a great afternoon, but I also found out a little bit more aboutsome of my family history! If you have a Grandma, why not take her along? I bet she’llhave a great time.
More... (http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/HandbagsAndGladrags.aspx)