A Passion for Fashion: a Liverpool lady's wardrobe

• Exhibition introduction
• Emily Tinne
• The Tinne family
• Shopping in Liverpool between the wars
• The Tinne collection of clothing
• Day clothes
• Evening clothes
• Outdoor clothes
• Swimwear
• Shoes
• Hats
• Blouses and underwear
• Children's clothes
• Young girl's smock dress
• Young boy's sailor suit
• Young girl's party dress
• Babies' and toddlers' clothes
• Accessories

29 April 2006 - 30 July 2006

Young girl's dress

Tussah silk, about 1918-19

Accession number 1967.187.149

Young girl's natural-coloured tussah silk dress, with long sleeves, fastening down centre back with row of buttons. Yoke and cuffs both smocked and embroidered with brown silk. Deep, turned-over collar also embroidered with brown silk border and motifs.

Probably worn by Elspeth Tinne (1911-2000) aged 7-8, and similar to a dress worn by her earlier, aged about 7.