Plate

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1754-1780

  • Materials:

    Pewter

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0605


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0605

Object Name

Plate

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

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

1754-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, center; "I.C.H." irregularly spaced serifed letters stamped in a rectangular shaped cartouche. The left end is slightly effaced.
2. Inscription; Underside, near well edge; The inscription "PB" appears near the underside edge of the well. The "P" is .6 inches high. The "B" is .675 inches high. The letters are irregularly shaped perhaps using a "V" shaped tool.
3. Inscription; Underside, center; The inscription "IB" appears on the underside near the center. The "I" is .45 inches high. The "B" is .5 inches high. The letters are irregularly shaped perhaps using a "V" shaped tool.

Materials

Pewter

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

0.675 (H) , 6.375 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.715 (H) , 16.192 (Diam)

Object Description

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