Chalice (Chalice with lid)

Museum Object Number 1953.0097 A, B

Object Name

Chalice (Chalice with lid)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Edgar H. Sittig

Creator (Role)

Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)

Creator Notes

Heyne sailed to Philadelphia in 1742. For more on Johann Christoph Heyne's marks, see C. Jordan Thorn, Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks (1949), p.260; Ebert, Collecting American Pewter (1973), p.134; Carl Jacobs, Guide to American Pewter (1957), p.109; and Montgomery, History of American Pewter (1973), p.222. See also Laughlin, Pewter in America (1981), vol.2, p.44-48 and Eric de Jonge, "Johann Christoph Heyne Pewterer, Minister, Teacher" in Winterthur Portfolio (1968), vol.4, p.168-184.

Date of Birth

12/03/1715

Date of Death

01/11/1781

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1756-1780

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

10.685 (H) , 4.374 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.14 (H) , 11.11 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 4-28, p. 74. Object discussed p.73.
[Book] The Pewter Collectors' Club of America Inc. 1984 Pewter in American Life.
• Published: p. 119