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)
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.

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