FDA-D.1760-2024
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.1760-2024
Object type
Identification
Title
From the Burning Bush Looking South, Eton
The Burning Bush, Eton, Looking South
The Burning Bush, Eton, Looking South
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Previous title
Previous title
Comments
Designed by Henry Woodyer, the Burning Bush is a decorative wrought-iron lamppost that has served as a meeting point for boys, masters and visitors to Eton since it was erected in 1864. This watercolour shows the lamp-post in its original location, in the centre of the junction between Slough Road and Common Lane. In 1963, a traffic island was built to allow boys to cross Slough Road more safely and the Burning Bush was relocated to its current position on the pavement, closer to School Hall. The Hall is a memorial to Old Etonians who died in the South African (Boer) War and was completed in 1908, just five years before Davison’s arrival at Eton.
Other number
CN-11
Description
Dimensions
height (frame): 448mm
width (frame): 603mm
height (actual size): 332mm
width (actual size): 478mm
width (frame): 603mm
height (actual size): 332mm
width (actual size): 478mm
Inscription
Signed in watercolour, lower left: 'NORA DAVISON'
Materials & techniques note
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Production
Person
Davison, Nora, 1855 - 1950 (Artist)
Date
1913-1950
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Sold through Mallams, Cheltenham, auctioneers, 17 October 2018 (Lot 201), as ‘Eton High Street’;; collection of Charles Nugent (1962-2023; CNCA, MCM, 1975-1979); by whom bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 10)
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 10)
