Matthew Fern b. 1831

  • Artist (Carver)
Matthew Fern was a woodcarver of exceptional skills who flourished in Queensland during the second half of the nineteenth century. It is difficult to extract information of Australia's colonial cabinet-makers without trying to document individual workers. However, the individual style of journeyman wood-carvers makes it possible to trace their work through individual cabinet-making workshops.
exhibited at
Queenslannd National Agricultural and Industrial Association
Date
1891
Description

Bedroom suite carved for Foster and Kelk

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Sydney International Exhibition
Date
1888
Description

Carving for Sideboard exhibited by John Wilson Carey

Type
Exhibition