- Object name(s):
- Watercolour of the second tunnelling shield
- Brief description:
- Watercolour cross-section of one frame of the second iteration of Marc Isambard Brunel's tunnelling shield
- 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:
- 430 x 510
- Object name:
- Watercolour of the second tunnelling shield
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2017.06
- Object production date:
- 1836-06
- Date - association:
- Precise date
- Object production date:
- 1836
- Object production person:
- "A.H.C."?
- Text:
- https://thebrunelmuseum.com/collection/section-of-one-of-the-iron-frames-comprising-the-shield/
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4ddce8da-11c0-3bdd-8a87-08742a1e2718
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4ddce8da-11c0-3bdd-8a87-08742a1e2718, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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