FDA-D.1644-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.1644-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
Eton High Street
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Painted view of a high street with a wide empty road in the foreground and shops and walking figures in the distance
Comments
Davison painted this group of shops on the High Street before 1933, when the block directly opposite was rebuilt in the form it takes today. Once independently owned ‘sock’ shops, selling food and supplies to Eton boys, by 1900 they were run by a group of masters under the collective title of ‘School Stores’. Here, boys could purchase snacks, stationery, sporting equipment and even boots and shoes.
12 The profits were used to fund school projects. In 1915, the Committee of School Stores reported that since its foundation over £1,800 had been contributed towards the construction of the Fives Courts and the Eton Boat House.
12 The profits were used to fund school projects. In 1915, the Committee of School Stores reported that since its foundation over £1,800 had been contributed towards the construction of the Fives Courts and the Eton Boat House.
Description
Content (place)
Eton
Dimensions
height (frame): 328mm
width (frame): 411mm
height (actual size): 192mm
width (actual size): 250mm
width (frame): 411mm
height (actual size): 192mm
width (actual size): 250mm
Material
watercolour
paper
paper
Materials & techniques note
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Production
Person
Davison, Nora, 1855 - 1950 (Artist)
Date
1913-1933
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Sold through J. Manley Gallery, 27 High Street, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6AX; from whom purchased by Eton College in March 2021
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 26)
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 26)
