William Leuchars

Clear glass crow-form vessel with chased silver head, two feet and tail against a black background.

Archive Record 006: The Leuchars Crow Claret Jug, 1881

Registered in December 1881, the Leuchars crow claret jug combined a clear-glass body with modelled silver and parcel-gilt mounts to create a functional Victorian object in avian form.

Editorial illustration of the elliptical exhibition palace and grounds in Paris in 1867.

William Leuchars at the Paris Exposition of 1867

A contemporary French account records William Leuchars's silver medal at the Paris Exposition of 1867 and praises the taste, luxury and durability of the firm's dressing cases.

Plate 104 showing table and toilet ornaments exhibited by W. Leuchars in London in 1862

Archive Record 002: William Leuchars at the International Exhibition of 1862

A contemporary and official record of W. Leuchars’s table and toilet ornaments, dressing cases and leatherwork at London’s International Exhibition of 1862.