Museum Collections
Luce Center
Technical Study of the Incline Plane Mechanism of the South Hadley Canal, South Hadley, Massachusetts
Object Number:
1958.70
Date:
1794
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
folded sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 in. ( 31.8 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower left, inside folded sheet: "A level of the water in the upper canal / B [?] in the lower canal / C a deep part in the lower canal . . . / [etc.]"
Inscriptions:
Extensive technical inscriptions
Description:
Diagram
Credit Line:
Gift of Reverend J.E. Strickland
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family; the Reverend J.E. Strickland, Gouray Lodge, Jersey, Channel Islands
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.