Miss Una Elaine Munns
Born 1900 (Circa)
Active: 1921 - 1950
Jeweller
Born in Olton, Warwickshire. Daughter of the painter John Bernard Munns (1869-1942) who was a photographer, painter and designer of jewellery.
Works
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Silver and Enamelled Pendant
1924 (Presumed)
Silver Pendant
1924 (Presumed)
Silver Pendant
1924 (Presumed)
Silver Pendant
1924 (Presumed)
18ct Green Gold and Silver Pendant
1924 (Presumed)
Silver Brooch
1924 (Presumed)
Silver Pendant
1924 (Presumed)
18ct Green Gold and Silver Ring
1924 (Presumed)
Silver Ring
1924
£1 5s.
Silver Ring
1924 (Presumed)
18ct Green Gold Ring
1924 (Presumed)
Locations
Address 40 St. James' Road Edgbaston Birmingham | View on map
1921 (Presumed) - 1933 (Presumed)
Address Newlyn St. James' Road Birmingham | View on map
1924 (Presumed) - 1931 (Presumed)
Address Woodway Cherry Hill Drive Birmingham | View on map
January 1934 (Presumed) - 1950 (Presumed)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Royal Society of Artists Birmingham Autumn Exhibition, 1924
'18ct Green Gold Ring'
Exhibited at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Autumn Exhibition, 1921
1921
Exhibited three 'hand made' silver chains: p. 25 (Case 2, 16 and 17 and 25), a silver chain: p. 25 (Case 2, 26), and a silver brooch: p. 25 (Case 2, 18) [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Fifty-Sixth Exhibition, 1926
January 1926
Munns exhibited a case of jewellery that included seventeen items, all of which were offered for sale.
Exhibited at Royal Society of Artists Birmingham Autumn Exhibition, 1926
1926
Exhibited two silver chains, pp. 26-27 (Case 3, 271, 278); three silver rings, pp. 26-27 (Case 3, 272-74); a pair of silver earrings, p. 27 (Case 3, 275); and three silver pendants, p. 27 (Case 3, 276, 277, 279) [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Fifty-Seventh Exhibition, 1927
January 1927 - 26 January 1927
Munns exhibited a case of twelve jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Fifty-Eighth Exhibition, 1928
January 1928 - 25 January 1928
Munns exhibited a case of jewellery containing thirteen objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Fifty-Ninth Exhibition, 1929
January 1929 - 23 January 1929
Munns exhibited a case of fifteen silver and gold jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixtieth Exhibition, 1930
January 1930 - 23 January 1930
Munns exhibited eleven jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-First Exhibition, 1931
January 1931 - 24 January 1931
Exhibited ten jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at Royal Society of Artists Birmingham, The Autumn Exhibition, 1931
1931
Exhibited three rings, p. 27 (Case 4, 267, 270, 273); five pendants, p. 27 (Case 4, 268-69, 271-72, 274).
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Second Exhibition, 1932
January 1932 - 23 January 1932
Exhibited eleven jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-third Exhibition, 1933
January 1933 - 21 January 1933
Munns exhibited eleven jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Forth Exhibition, 1934
January 1934 - 23 January 1934
Exhibited seven jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Fifth Exhibition, 1935
January 1935 - 26 January 1935
Exhibited eleven jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Sixth Exhibition, 1936
January 1936 - 22 January 1936
Exhibited fifteen jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. The Autumn Exhibition, 1936
1936
Exhibited three rings: p. 20 (Case 4, 224, 229, 232); three pendants: p. 20 (Case 4, 225, 230, 233) and two pewter bowls: p. 20 (Case 4, 248-249) [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Seventh Exhibition, 1937
January 1937 - 23 January 1937
Munns exhibited evelen jewellery objects, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Eighth Exhibition, 1938
January 1938 - 22 January 1938
Exhibited nine jewellery objects and vessels, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Ninth Exhibition, 1939
January 1939 - 23 January 1939
Exhibited seven pieces of jewellery and one powder bowl, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Seventy-First Exhibition, 1943
January 1943 - 22 January 1943
Exhibited ten jewellery objects and two boxes, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Seventy-Fourth Exhibition, 1946
January 1946 - 26 January 1946
Exhibited fourteen pieces of jewellery, all of which were offered for sale [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Seventy-Seventh Exhibition, 1949
January 1949 - 25 January 1949
Exhibited five pieces of jewellery [summary].
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Seventy-Eighth Exhibition, 1950
January 1950 - 24 January 1950
Exhibited six jewellery objects [summary].
Institutional and Business Connections
Member of Birmingham Art Circle
December 1924 - December 1951
Nominated and elected in December 1924. Exhibited jewellery objects and paintings at Art Circle exhibitions.
Sources
Birmingham Art Circle Attendance Book, 1934-1963 Birmingham Art Circle Members Lists
1963 (Presumed)
Unpaged.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN17928 RG78PN1093 RD383 SD3 ED18 SN8
Minutes of meeting held at the Royal Society of Artists, 3 February 1934 Birmingham Art Circle
1934
p. 1.
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Autumn Exhibition, 1921
1921
p. 25.
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. The Autumn Exhibition, 1936 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
1936
p. 21.
Royal Society of Artists Birmingham Autumn Exhibition, 1924
1924
p. 15.
Royal Society of Artists Birmingham Autumn Exhibition, 1926
1926
pp. 26-27.
Royal Society of Artists Birmingham. The Autumn Exhibition, 1931
1931
p. 27.
The Fifty-Sixth Exhibition of Works by Members of the Art Circle, held at the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, New Street, Birmingham, 1926
January 1926
p. 21.
Citing this record
'Miss Una Elaine Munns', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1204280837, accessed 10 Jun 2023]