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Wine Label - Great Western Winery, Neck Label, 1888-1918
Reg. No: SH 1104
- Summary:
- Long wine label, black lettering on a white background with a textured gold trim, used by the Irvine Great Western Winery, 1888-1918.
The label reads 'Great Western.'
These labels were used on bottles of Sparkling Special Reserve Champagne. - Description:
- Three wine labels, black lettering on a white background with a textured gold trim.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 16.00 cm (Width), 2.20 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | great western, rural industry, trades, viticulture, viticulture winemaking, wine, wineries, working life |
| Themes this item is part of: | Sustainable Futures Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Great Western Winery Timeline 1858-1922, Hans William Henry Irvine, Vigneron & Politician (1856-1922), Hans William Henry Irvine, Vigneron & Politician (1856-1922) |
| Primary Classification: | AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE |
| Secondary Classification: | Viticulture & Wine Making |
| Tertiary Classification: | product labels |
| Inscriptions: | Text: GREAT WESTERN. |
| Maker: | Mr Hans Irvine - Great Western Vineyards & Champagne Cellars, Great Western, Victoria, Australia, 1888-1918 Hans Irvine purchased the Great Western Winery in 1888 and sold it in 1918. |
| References: |
The Vigneron, March 25, 1909. H.W.H. Irvine entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090433b.htm. Viewed LDH, 20.05.08. SH921484 / SH921485 - Booklet - 'Above and Below Ground at Hans Irvine's Great Western Vineyard', about1903 |
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