John Mather b. 1848

  • Artist (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Painter)
Scottish colonial male who painted an overmantel for one man, decorated a pavilion and cabinet for another, and dressed up an exhibition building with many men, all in Melbourne.
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Name
John Mather
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Decorator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
1848
Birth place
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Death date
1916
Active Period
  • c.1878 - c.1916
Arrival
  • 1878 (Arrived in Victoria on the Loch Long.)
Residence
  • c.1878 - c.1916 Melbourne, Victoria
Cultural Heritage
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: Clark, J. & Whitelaw, B. (1985), 'Golden Summers'.>, <ExternalResource: Lane, Terence (1993), 'A souvenir of Marvellous Melbourne: W.H. Rocke's 1880-81 exhibition cabinet', Art Bulletin of Victoria, Melbourne,no.33, p. 24-28.>, <ExternalResource: Lane, Terence & Searle, Jessie (1990), 'Australians at home : a documentary history of Australian domestic interiors from 1788 to 1914 / Terence Lane & Jessie Serle ; introduction by Jessie Serle.', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (2 November 1888), '3: cited Lane', Table Talk , p. 3, cited by Lane, Terence.>, <ExternalResource: (5 November 1881), Age, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: 'Paterson family scrapbooks', National Library of Australia, manuscript.>] [<ExternalResource: Clark, J. & Whitelaw, B. (1985), 'Golden Summers'.>]