Metals
Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1756-1780
Pewter
Cast
1962.0603
Object Number1962.0603 |
Beaker
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
1756-1780
1. Mark; Underside of base; "·I·C·H·" in a rectangle below a crown, stamped
Pewter
Cast
4.185 (H) , 3.437 (Diam)
10.63 (H) , 8.73 (Diam)
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 4-15, p.67