1838 Monroe Academy New York Folk Art Watercolor Poem. We have a very quaint folk art here done in 1838 by Sarah A. Latting, a teacher from Monroe Academy, Henrietta, N. Sarah Ann Sperry (William Latting spouse) was the daughter of James and Fanny Sperry, born in East Bloomfield, NY in Oct. Her father, James, was the founder of this academy. Monroe Academy in Henrietta was incorporated by the state Regents in 1827. In 1840 it was re-incorporated and in 1871 it became the East Henrietta Union School. The watercolor poem was presented to Julia A. She was born in Hanover, N. On 6 Jan 1810, married Stephen G. Armstrong 19 Jan 1842 in Tyre, N. And died 6 Mar 1889. The watercolor poem is in a vintage frame measuring about 9 1/2 x 11 1/2. It looks to have been professionally framed with dustcover and wire hanger. I decided not to open it. I did not notice a depiction of a faded rose in the center of the leaves until wife pointed it out to me. That uncolored rose is by design. Otherwise, watercolors are still quite fresh. Now the poem: To Miss Julia A. Munson An Emblem of Friendship I give thee, A lovely but quick fading rose, O J…. (ulia) may it’s thorns never grieve thee, Nor torture thy bosom with woes. May the friendships which now I have spoken, Not fade like the rose in a day, But C may its sweets nev’r be broken, And never, Oh, never decay. I believe Sarah made a boo-boo with “But C” above. She most likely wanted to start this line as May its sweets nev’r be broken. There is a section of missing paper on the right side of the paper (see photo with red arrows). There are some minor stains and discoloration of the paper. All in all, this is a very nice piece of hand-done folk art that is over 180 years old! Just the right size, ready to hang anywhere you want. The photo of the school is for illustration purpose only. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “01somewhere10″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Liechtenstein, Kuwait, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malta, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Uganda, Luxembourg, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

• Region of Origin: New York, USA
• Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
• Subject: Flowers
• Material: Paper
• Framing: Framed
• Year of Production: 1838
• Style: Americana
• Signed: Yes
• Type: Painting