Flask (Pocket bottle)

Museum Object Number 1955.0623

Object Name

Flask (Pocket bottle)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

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

Origin Notes

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Date

1756-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Base; "I.C.H." in a shaped cartouche, stamped
2. Inscription; Base; "LANCASTER" in a rectangle, stamped

Subjects

Alcoholic beverage ware

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

5.5 (H) , 4.874 (W) , 2.252 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.97 (H) , 12.38 (W) , 5.72 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 12-7, p. 195
[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 177.
[Catalogue] 11/11/2011 The Collection of Lester and Barbara Breininger.
• See lot 301 for a related flask marked by Heyne and inscribed "JOHAN GEORGE WENTZ 1757"