Metals
Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1756-1780
Pewter
Cast
1955.0623
Object Number1955.0623 |
Flask (Pocket bottle)
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)
12/03/1715-01/11/1781
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.
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Southeastern Pennsylvania
1756-1780
1. Mark; Base; "I.C.H." in a shaped cartouche, stamped
2. Inscription; Base; "LANCASTER" in a rectangle, stamped
Alcoholic beverage ware
Pewter
Cast
5.5 (H) , 4.874 (W) , 2.252 (D)
13.97 (H) , 12.38 (W) , 5.72 (D)
Text available soon.
[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"