Object Number 1965.1602.001

Object Name

Candlestick

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift 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

1756-1780

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; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

22 (H) , 7.752 (W) , 8.626 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

55.88 (H) , 19.69 (W) , 21.91 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 207, p. 216
[Catalogue] Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: plate 130, p. 144
[Book] Laughlin, Ledlie Irwin. 1970 Pewter in America: Its Makers and Their Marks. I thru III.
• Published: plate C, figs 807 & 808
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 5-3, p. 92 and discussed on p. 90
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. & Briggs, Dorothy. 1970 The American Pewterer: His Techniques & His Products.
• Published: p. 78 and discussed on p. 79. The candlestick could be 1965.1602.002 as the accession number is not identified.
[Book] Richman, Irwin. 2001 Pennsylvania German Arts: More than Hearts, Parrots, and Tulips.
• Published:p. 127.
[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.
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 11//1978 "Religion in America: Metal Objects in Service of Ritual". American Art Journal. 10 (2): 20-42.
• Published: fig. 20, p. 38.
[Book] Herr, Donald M. 1995 Pewter in Pennsylvania German Churches. 29.
• Published: fig. 32, p.28; fig. 108, p. 64-65.
[Book] Falk, Cynthia Gayle. 2008 Architecture and Artifacts of the Pennsylvania Germans: Constructing Identity in Early America.
• Published: fig. 63, p. 126.
[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: fig. 56, p.43