Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Irvine's Wines poster commemorating the launch of HMA Ships YARRA and PARRAMATTA
Irvine's Wines poster commemorating the launch of HMA Ships YARRA and PARRAMATTA

Irvine's Wines poster commemorating the launch of HMA Ships YARRA and PARRAMATTA

Printer
Datec 1910
Object number00027320
NameAdvertising poster
MediumInk on paper, gilt, wood, wire
DimensionsImage: 368 x 678 mm
Overall: 439 x 748 x 30 mm, 2.65 kg
Display Dimensions: 382 x 690 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionAdvertising poster for Irvine's Wines and Pure Grape Brandy commemorating the launch of the torpedo-boat destroyers PARRAMATTA and YARRA. Poster reads `By Royal Warrant to HM The King & HRH The Prince of Wales' and ‘The torpedo-boat destroyers Parramatta and Yarra the first born of the Australian navy were fittingly christened with Hans Irvine's reserve Australian champagne'.