Summary

Large oval pale yellow paper wine bottle label, used at H.W.H Irvine's winery at Great Western, 1908-1918. 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".

Chablis was a type of dry, pale white wine. This type of label was attached to the front of large, squat, oval glass bottles. Bottles of Perthonia White had gold foil tops with two red bands.

"The Irvine Wine Collection was acquired by Museum Victoria in 1989. It represents the history of the Great Western Vineyard and the achievements of Hans William Henry Irvine, vigneron and politician, from 1888 until 1922. It comprises 130 items ranging from publications, marketing items, packaging materials, wine labels, award medals, ceramics, illuminated address, commemorative trowel, trophy plaques, wine makers tools, and silverware."

Physical Description

Large oval pale yellow 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.

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