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