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Flagon
Johann Christoph Heyne
1756-1780
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)
Place of Origin
Lancaster; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1962.0607
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1962.0607
Object Name
Flagon
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)
Place of Origin
Lancaster; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1756-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, above
Inscription: "·I·C·H·" in a rectangle below a crown, stamped
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, below
Inscription: "LANCASTER" in a rectangle, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
11.252 (H) x 7.5 (W) x 5.748 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
28.58 (H) x 19.05 (W) x 14.6 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 4-37, p. 80Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "How America Really Looked: Metalwork". The American Art Journal. 7,1776 (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. 109Book: Herr, Donald M. 1995 Pewter in Pennsylvania German Churches. 29.
Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 178.Book: Thomas, John Carl. 197 American and British Pewter An Historical Survey.
• Similar objects: 113-116.