FDA-D.1764-2024
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.1764-2024
Object type
Identification
Title
Westbury, Eton
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Painted view of a street with buildings and figures
Comments
Another boarding house, Cotton Hall House, can be seen in the background.
Other number
CN-05
Description
Dimensions
height (frame): 437mm
width (frame): 591mm
height (actual size): 168mm
width (actual size): 287mm
width (frame): 591mm
height (actual size): 168mm
width (actual size): 287mm
Inscription
Signed in watercolour, lower right: '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 Gorringes, Lewes, auctioneers, 18 February 2019 (Lot 376), as ‘Waynflete House, Eton College’;; 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 19)
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 19)
