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Label - Great Western Winery, 'Irvine's Australian Wines Pure Vintage', 1908-1918
Reg. No: SH 901410
- Summary:
- Small discoloured white rectangular paper label. The label depicts prize medals and the Irvine crest.
Label is printed in dark maroon ink and reads: "Irvine's Australian wines pure vintage. Sold by William Alston, Wine, Spirit and Beer Merchant, 7 Barmouth Road, Wandsworth Common, S.W. by Appointment to H.M. the King. By Appointment to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales".
This label may have been used as a business card or an advertisement, and was obviously used in England; Wandsworth Common being in South London. Similarly themed graphics are found in the advertisements Irvine placed in newspapers such as the Argus, Ararat Advertiser and the Stawell Times. - Description:
- White rectangular paper label printed with dark maroon ink. Depicts the crests of the King Edward VII (lion and unicorn) and H.R.H The Prince of Wales, George Frederick Ernest Albert (feathered crown).
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 5.70 cm (Width), 9.70 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 AUSTRALIAN/WINES/PURE VINTAGE/SOLD BY /WILLIAM ALSTON/Wine, Spirit and Beer Merchant,/7 Barmouth Road/Wandsworth Common, S.W./By Appointment/TO H.M./THE KING/By Appointment to H.R.H./THE PRINCE OF WALES. |
| Maker: | Mr Hans Irvine - Great Western Vineyards & Champagne Cellars, Great Western, Victoria, Australia, 1908-1918 Irvine gained permission to use the King's name on his wine labels in 1908. |
| Distributor: | William Alston, London, England, Great Britain, 1900-1918 |
| References: |
The Vigneron, March 25, 1909. H.W.H. Irvine entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography. |
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