Australian Timber Picture Frame with Mirror

George Griffiths (1825-1890), Australian timber picture frame…
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George Griffiths (1825-1890), Australian timber picture frame (with mirror), cedar, pine, blackwood and others, 19th century. Captain Griffiths rose to notoriety in July 1877 when the crew onboard his vessel 'The Onward' mutinied. He restored order by locking them in the forecastle and shooting one of them dead. Upon arrival at Hobart he was charged but later acquitted by the jury. 80.5 x 45.5 cm, (internal size 59 x 23 cm)

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  • Blackwood - One of the best known and most widely used Australian timbers, blackwood (acacia melanoxylon), is a member of the Acacia (wattle) family and grows in eastern Australia from about Adelaide in South Australia, as far north as Cairns in Queensland.

    The largest, straightest and tallest trees come from the wet forest and swamps of north-west Tasmania where it is grown commercially.

    Blackwood timber colours range across a wide spectrum, from a very pale honey colour through to a dark chocolate with streaks of red tinge.

    The hardwood timber has been commonly used in the production of furniture, flooring, and musical instruments in Australia from the late 19th century. However, the straight grain timber is not the most prized or valuable, that honour falls to blackwood with a wavy, fiddleback pattern, which is used both in the solid and as a veneer. Fiddleback was only used on the finest examples of furniture.

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