Summary
Large oval pale yellow paper wine bottle label, used at H.W.H Irvine's winery at Great Western, 1905-1918. The label has a gold border and depicts award medals and Irvine crest.
Wine label is printed in black, gold and blue ink and reads: "Irvine's wine growers by Appointment to His Majesty the King. Gold medal. Australian wines. Perthonia-White Chablis. Hans Irvine & Co. Dowgate Hill. London, E.C. and Victoria, Australia".
Physical Description
Large pale yellow oval wine label, black, gold and blue ink on pale yellow background, gold border, medal from London International 1873 obverse and reverse, medal from Paris International 1900 obverse and reverse, 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/WINE GROWERS BY APPOINTMENT/TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING/GOLD MEDAL/LONDON INTERNATIONAL/1873/PARIS INTERNATIONAL/1900/AUSTRALIAN WINES/PERTHONIA-WHITE/CHABLIS/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
10.8 cm (Length), 8.3 cm (Width)
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References
The Vigneron, March 25, 1909. H.W.H. Irvine entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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Keywords
Advertising, Great Western, Rural Victoria, Trades, Viticulture, Viticulture & Winemaking, Wine, Wineries
