Framed under early glass, with its original wood backboard, this is a rare American Victorian era? Folk art memorial painting. It comes in its 12 x 16 wooden frame. It depicts a woman in distress over the death of Sarah Bennett. In the backround are weeping willow trees, as well as other mourners in the cemetery along with a cathedral in the back round. The white marble memorial is marked To The Memory of Sarah Bennett who died April 12-1837 aged 39. We did some research on the internet and found that Sarah Bennett (married to John Bennett) was born to John and Bethiah Clark on June 27, 1798. Sarah is buried in North Rochester Cemetery in Rochester Ma. There are foxing stains on the picture, and the backboard also shows a large foxing? There are old nails holding the backboard in place. The frame size is 12 X 16 and the print size is 9X 13. It looks like it is a watercolor, but this is speculation as I do not know anything about art. The frame looks in be in good condition and would polish up nicely. The item “19thC Antique Mourning Folk Art, Sarah Bennett, Memorial Watercolor Painting” is in sale since Friday, April 06, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “crykeee” and is located in Warwick, Rhode Island. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Reunion.
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Subject: Memorial
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Region of Origin: US
- Color: Multi-Color
- Originality: Original
- Style: Folk Art
- Painting Surface: Paper
- Features: Framed
- Year: circa 1837
