Flagon

Museum Object Number 1962.0607

Object Name

Flagon

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

Date

1756-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, above; "·I·C·H·" in a rectangle below a crown, stamped
2. Mark; Underside, below; "LANCASTER" in a rectangle, stamped

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

11.252 (H) , 7.5 (W) , 5.748 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28.58 (H) , 19.05 (W) , 14.6 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.