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.
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creator of
Speaker's Chair

Parliament House, Queensland, Brisbane, QLD

 
creator of
Parlour setting

Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD

 
creator of
Davenport
Date

Queensland Womens Historical Society, 'Miegunyah’, Brisbane, QLD

 
creator of
Glengallan Chiffonier
Date

Collection Warwick Historical Society, Warwick, QLD; Joshua Ebenston cabinet-maker

 
creator of
Glengallan sideboard
Date

Queensland Art Gallery Collection; Joshua Ebenston cabinet-maker

 

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD'.>, <ExternalResource: (29 August 1891), 'The Queenslander, Brisbane, QLD.>, <ExternalResource: (6 February 1896), 'The Brisbane Courier', Brisbane, QLD, p. 6.>, <ExternalResource: (23 August 1873), 'The Queenslander', Brisbane, QLD.>, <ExternalResource: Cooke, Glenn R. (ed.) (1997), 'Art off centre: Placing Queensland art', Queensland Studies Centre, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD.>, <ExternalResource: Stringer, Richard (1982), 'Fretwork pediments in Queensland', University Art Museum, Brisbane, QLD.>] [<ExternalResource: 'Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD'.>]