Metals
Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1756-1780
Pewter
Cast
1962.0607
Object Number1962.0607 |
Flagon
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, above; "·I·C·H·" in a rectangle below a crown, stamped
2. Mark; Underside, below; "LANCASTER" in a rectangle, stamped
Pewter
Cast
11.252 (H) , 7.5 (W) , 5.748 (Diam)
28.58 (H) , 19.05 (W) , 14.6 (Diam)
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[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.