Summary
Small oval yellow coloured 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 award medals and the Irvine crest.
Wine label is printed in black, gold and light blue ink and reads: "Irvine's gold medal pure vintage Australian wines. Melbonia White, White Hermitage. Hans Irvine & Co. Dowgate Hill. London, E.C. and Victoria, Australia".
Physical Description
Printed oval wine label, black, gold and red lettering on a yellow background. The label features the Irvine family crest flanked by a reproduction of a gold medal on each side. The label also has a gold border.
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, 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/MELBONIA-WHITE/WHITE HERMITAGE/HANS IRVINE & Co. DOWGATE HILL/LONDON E.C. AND 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
6.5 cm (Length), 5.5 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. SH921484 / SH921485 - Booklet - 'Above and Below Ground at Hans Irvine's Great Western Vineyard', about1903
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Keywords
Great Western, Rural Industry, Trades, Viticulture, Viticulture & Winemaking, Wine, Wineries, Working Life
