- Object name(s):
- Watercolour of the Rotherhithe Shaft
- Brief description:
- Watercolour illustration of the sinking of the caisson which became the Thames Tunnel shaft at Rotherhithe, c. 1825; shows operation of a steam engine on the roof to enable the removal of spoils, with various workers and engineers observing.
- 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:
- 290 x 505
- Object name:
- Watercolour of the Rotherhithe Shaft
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2017.07
- Object production date:
- 1825?
- Object production person:
- Joseph Pinchback?
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0a692993-fa9e-3805-9031-bb5c7c7e04db
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0a692993-fa9e-3805-9031-bb5c7c7e04db, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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