Robert John Spencer b. 1830

  • Artist (Carver)
Robert John Spencer was born in 1830. He was an amateur woodworker and turner. A couch made by Spencer shows the proficiency achieved by an amateur. The fine settee made around 1850 is in Strawberry Hill in Albany, Western Australia.
Tags: Woodwork

Citations

  • Millett, Edward (Mrs) (1980), 'An Australian Parsonage; or, the Settler and the Savage in Western Australia’, Stanford, first published 1872, Facimile edition; University of Western Australia Press, Perth, WA, p. 381.

  • Erickson, Dorothy (2000), 'Inspired by Light and Land: Designers and Makers in Western Australia’, unpublished manuscript.

  • Erickson, Rica (Comp.) (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1788-1888’, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, vol. IV, p. 2909.

Initial data sources

  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)