1963.0731.001 or .002 Pewter candlestick
  • 1963.0731.001 or .002 Pewter candlestick
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Candlestick

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1752-1780

  • Materials:

    Pewter

  • Museum Object Number:

    1963.0731.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1963.0731.001

Object Name

Candlestick

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

Origin Notes

Possibly in Bally, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Date

1752-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; One side of the base; "ICH", stamped in a serrated rectangle
2. Mark; Same side as maker's mark; "LANCASTER" in rectangle, stamped
3. Inscription; One side of base without mark; "IHS", engraved
4. Inscription; Another side of base without mark; "IHS", engraved
5. Inscription; One side of base; "IN/RI", cast
6. Inscription; Another side of base; "IN/RI", cast

Materials

Pewter

Dimensions (inches)

22 (H) , 9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

55.88 (H) , 22.86 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Butler, Joseph T. 1967 Candleholders in America 1650-1900: A Comprehensive Collection of American and European Candle Fixtures Used in America.
Published: p.51 (illustrated)
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
Published similar pair: Fig. 5-3, p. 92-93 and p. 238.