WHISKY BOTTLE - ROYAL SALUTE
1953Blue glazed ceramic whisky bottle. Round body. Bottom tapers in to a flat base. Top tapers in to a cylindrical neck. On front of bottle body are raised moulded decorations of a knight on a horse holding a sword aloft. Knight is inside a U shape design. This is flanked on either side by a halaberd with its shaft partialy wrapped in a banner. Banner across bottom with text on it. Banner across top of U design and above knight with text on it.
Above this decoration is an oval indentation. Inside this is a silver coloured paper label with text around outside. In middle is an image of two swords crossed to form a X. In the middle of the X is a shield with text on it. Crown on top of the shield. To the left and right of the shield is a cannon. Under moulded decorations is a kidney shaped silver and bronze coloured label with text. On neck of bottle is a label that runs around its width. Has a chain design on it. The front of this label is a shield with text on it. A second band label around the the bottle neck near the top. Bottle capped by a round metal lid with fleur de lis and cross decorations on it. A paper rectangle label/seal runs across the lid and down the sides of the bottle neck.
On the back of the bottle is a rounded edge and top square like indentation with a similar shaped label in it. Label silver coloured with black text. Text outlines how this whisky was distilled to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.
Black text on base of bottle.
This Chivas Regal whisky bottle was purchased and kept by the Wray family of Armadale to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. It is unknown if they purchased the bottle in 1953 or purchased the empty bottle after the coronation. The bottle was made by Spode of England. The whisky was distilled in Aberdeen, Scotland by Chivas Brothers Limited. In 2022 Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Platinum Jubilee (6 February marked 70 years since she acceded the throne on her fathers death), being the first British monarch to ever achieve this commemorative event. In 2015 she became the longest ruling British monarch.
Details
Details
On oval label [ROYAL SALUTE / 21 / YEARS OLD / BLENDED / SCOTCH WHISKY] Top banner of moulded text [CHIVAS] Kidney shaped label [PRODUCT OF SCOTLAND / BLENDED AND BOTTLED BY / CHIVAS BROTHERS LTD / 26 2/3 fl.oz. DISTILLERS 26 2/3 fl.oz. / ABERDEEN Est 1804 SCOTLAND] on base [CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED / Spode ENGLAND / LIQUOR BOTTLE / 75 CL / ABERDEEN SCOTLAND]
United Kingdom
This object is part of a collection that represents the districts once strong community and social links to the British Empire. The collection is significant as it can tell the story of a community that had social, family, economic and cultural links back to Great Britain. Following Australian Federation in 1901 the district like much of the country was predominately made up of people with British heritage. In the 1960s and 1970s the district was a popular spot for British migrants which ensured the district retained many of these links for decades to come.
