Steel Engraving, "Teddington Locks," circa 1837
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Artifact Overview
Before railroads, rivers provided quick transportation routes for people and goods. But rapids and dams impeded a boat's movement. To avert these obstacles, a lock was built to lift or lower a boat from one navigable section of a waterway to another. This steel engraving, done about 1837, depicts the Teddington locks on the River Thames in England.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
1835-1840
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Artwork by William Tombleson, engraving by Henry Winkles, and published by Tombleson & Co. of London, England and Creuzbauer & Co. of Germany.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.216
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Steel engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: English Canal scene entitled "Teddington Locks". Steel engraving. Date: about 1835-1840. Published in London by Tombleson & Co., 11 Paternoster Row, and in Germany by Creuzbauer & Co.
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