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Object name(s):
Side-view of the flooded Tunnel
Brief description:
Watercolour showing a longitudinal section of the part-completed Thames Tunnel with two individuals, one in a boat, inspecting the tunneling shield after the first flood of 18 May 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:
610 x 240
Object name:
Side-view of the flooded Tunnel
Object number:
LDBRU:2017.17
Object production date:
1827
Object production person:
Joseph Pinchback?
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/77620604-d3d2-398d-9897-4b4fa111ce4c

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/77620604-d3d2-398d-9897-4b4fa111ce4c, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC

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