Museum Object Number1962.0607 |
Flagon
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)
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.
12/03/1715
01/11/1781
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1756-1780
1. Mark; Underside, above; "·I·C·H·" in a rectangle below a crown, stamped
2. Mark; Underside, below; "LANCASTER" in a rectangle, stamped
Pewter
Cast
11.252 (H) , 7.5 (W) , 5.748 (Diam)
28.58 (H) , 19.05 (W) , 14.6 (Diam)
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[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 4-37, p. 80
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "Metalwork". American Art Journal. 7 (1): 93-106.
• Published: p. 102.
[Book] The Pewter Collectors' Club of America Inc. 1984 Pewter in American Life.
• Published: p. 108 and description p. 109
[Book] Herr, Donald M. 1995 Pewter in Pennsylvania German Churches. 29.
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[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 178.