Summary
Large pale yellow rectangular paper wine bottle label, used at H.W.H Irvine's winery at Great Western, 1907-1918. The label has a gold border and depicts prize medals and the Irvine crest.
Wine label is printed in red, black and gold ink and reads: "Irvine's gold medal pure vintage London International 1873 Paris International 1900 Australian wines. Shirazo Sweet Wine. Hans Irvine & Co. Dowgate Hill. London, E.C. and Victoria, Australia".
Physical Description
Large pale yellow rectangular paper label printed in red, black and gold ink. Has gold border and depicts prize medals and the Irvine crest.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Maker
Mr Hans W. Irvine - Great Western Vineyards & Champagne Cellars, Great Western, Victoria, Australia, 1905-1918
Irvine's London depot opened in 1905. -
Inscriptions
Text: IRVINE'S/GOLD MEDAL/PURE VINTAGE/LONDON INTERNATIONAL/1873/PARIS INTERNATIONAL/1900/AUSTRALIAN WINES/SHIRAZO/SWEET WINE/HANS IRVINE & Co., DOWGATE HILL, LONDON, E.C. & VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Viticulture & wine making, Product labels
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
10.8 cm (Length), 8.8 cm (Width)
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References
The Vigneron, March 25, 1909. H.W.H. Irvine entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography: [Link 1] Viewed LDH, 20.05.08.
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Keywords
Great Western, Rural Industry, Trades, Viticulture, Viticulture & Winemaking, Wine, Wineries, Working Life
