Collection
Discover our collection of objects.
Cardboard Model of the Thames Tunnel and Tunnelling Shield
Two-part cardboard model depicting the tunnelling shield used to dig the Thames Tunnel between 1825-43; formerly owned by Marc Brunel
Marc Brunel shoe buckles
Pair of rounded oblong shoe buckles, originally belonging to Marc Brunel, decorated with paste glass gemstones
Spooner’s Protean View No. 28: The Thames Tunnel
Spooner produced several examples although little is known about the artist. This work depicts a view of The Thames Tunnel which changes into the Coronation Procession from Buckingham Palace when the lithograph is lit from behind.
Polyorama Panoptique et Diagraphique pour Dessiner d’Après Nature
When placed in a special viewer with the lid closed, The Thames view is seen; when the lid is raised and light enters the box, the front image disappears, revealing the hidden image behind. In the Spooner Protean View presented by the Art Fund the tunnel
