Summary
Large white oval paper wine bottle label, used at H.W.H Irvine's winery at Great Western, 1907-1918. The label depicts prize medals.
Wine label is printed in black, gold and blue ink and reads: "Irvine's Gold Medal pure vintage Australian wines Muscatene Sweet Wine. Hans Irvine & Co. Dowgate Hill. London, E.C. and Victoria, Australia.
Physical Description
Large white oval wine label, black, gold and blue ink on white back- ground, gold medals with views of obverse and reverse.
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/MUSCATENE/SWEET WINE/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
10.4 cm (Length), 8.2 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
