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Object name(s):
Four views of the Tunnelling Shield
Brief description:
Grisaille watercolour showing four views of two proposed methods of tunnelling, including a two-layer and a four-layer tunnelling shield, likely drawn up for the specification of Marc Isambard Brunel's 1818 Patent (no. 4204).
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:
515 x 505
Object name:
Four views of the Tunnelling Shield
Object number:
LDBRU:2017.10
Object production date:
1818?
Object production person:
Marc Isambard Brunel or Joseph Pinchback?
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c6cdfded-acdb-3e92-8342-de21df522deb

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c6cdfded-acdb-3e92-8342-de21df522deb, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC

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