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Wine Label - Great Western Winery, Red Hermitage, 'Perthonia-Red', 1905-1918
Reg. No: SH 901408
- Summary:
- Small oval white paper wine bottle label, used at H.W.H Irvine's winery at Great Western, 1905-1918. The label is bordered in gold and depicts prize medals and the Irvine crest.
Wine label is printed in black, red and gold ink and reads: "Irvine's gold medal pure vintage London International 1873 Paris International 1900 Australian wines Perthonia-Red Hermitage. Hans Irvine & Co. Dowgate Hill. London, E.C. and Victoria, Australia".
This type of label was attached to the front of small, squat, oval glass bottles. Bottles of Perthonia Red had red foil tops with two green bands. - Description:
- Small oval white paper label, bordered in gold and printed in black, gold and red inks. The label features the Irvine family crest flanked to the left by a reproduction of a gold medal.
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 4.60 cm (Width), 5.80 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: | Great Western Winery Timeline 1858-1922, History of Wine Labels Used at Great Western Vineyard, 1888-1918, Hans William Henry Irvine, Vigneron & Politician (1856-1922), Sustainable Futures Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Hans William Henry Irvine, Vigneron & Politician (1856-1922) |
| Primary Classification: | AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE |
| Secondary Classification: | Viticulture & Wine Making |
| Tertiary Classification: | product labels |
| Inscriptions: | Text: IRVINE'S/GOLD MEDAL/PURE VINTAGE/LONDON INTERNATIONAL/1873/PARIS INTERNATIONAL/1900/AUSTRALIAN WINES/PERTHONIA-RED/HERMITAGE/HANS IRVINE & Co. DOWGATE HILL, LONDON E.C. AND VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. |
| Maker: | Mr Hans Irvine - Great Western Vineyards & Champagne Cellars, Great Western, Victoria, Australia, 1905-1918 Irvine's London depot opened in 1905. |
| Place Named: | Dowgate Hill, London, England, Great Britain Printed at bottom of label: "Hans Irvine & Co. Dowgate Hill, London, E.C. and Victoria, Australia" |
| References: |
The Vigneron, March 25, 1909. H.W.H. Irvine entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography. |
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