- Object name(s):
- View of the Shield
- Brief description:
- Watercolour of the tunnelling shield used to construct the Thames Tunnel, showing extent of water ingress from the river following the flooding of 1827.
- Collection:
- Brunel Museum
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Acquisition source:
- Bonhams
- Condition:
- Apparently underwent conservation at the Ashmolean c. 1983, and was mounted by them; remains in the mount. In 2018 underwent conservation funded by the NMCT following acquisition by the Museum.
- Current location:
- TLA
- Dimension:
- 128 x 90
- Object name:
- View of the Shield
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2017.24
- Object production date:
- 1827
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/01f321ef-d8ac-340e-9958-95ac1561cea7
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/01f321ef-d8ac-340e-9958-95ac1561cea7, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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