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Object name(s):
Section of tunnel with overlay
Brief description:
Watercolour made up of two sheets; a bottom sheet, showing geological strata and the tunnelling shield; and an overlay of the Tunnel's brick arches, with apertures cut to allow the shield to remain visible
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 495
Object name:
Section of tunnel with overlay
Object number:
LDBRU:2017.09
Object production date:
1828?
Object production person:
Joseph Pinchback?
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c207a16b-a519-3e25-8081-1bfaa27358fc

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c207a16b-a519-3e25-8081-1bfaa27358fc, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC

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