- Object name(s):
- Watercolour of a cylindrical tunnelling shield
- Brief description:
- Views of the crank mechanism of a proposed cylindrical tunnelling shield, likely drawn up in preparation for the specification of Marc Brunel's 1818 Patent (no. 4204). Part of a larger sheet; for the other fragments, see LDBRU:2017.5 and LDBRU:2017.19.
- 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:
- 255 x 435
- Object name:
- Watercolour of a cylindrical tunnelling shield
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2017.20
- Object production date:
- 1818-09
- Date - association:
- Precise date
- Object production date:
- 1818
- Object production person:
- Joseph Pinchback?
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/09b48db2-7a9b-3e37-b124-ecc18a999f41
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/09b48db2-7a9b-3e37-b124-ecc18a999f41, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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