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Flask (Pocket bottle)
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
1955.0623
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1955.0623
Object Name
Flask (Pocket bottle)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Johann Christoph Heyne (Maker)
Place of Origin
Lancaster; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1756-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Base
Inscription: "I.C.H." in a shaped cartouche, stamped
Type: Inscription
Location: Base
Inscription: "LANCASTER" in a rectangle, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Alcoholic beverage ware
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
5.5 (H) x 4.874 (W) x 2.252 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.97 (H) x 12.38 (W) x 5.72 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 12-7, p. 195Book: Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
• Published: p. 177.Catalogue: 11/11/2011 The Collection of Lester and Barbara Breininger.
• See lot 301 for a related flask marked by Heyne and inscribed "JOHAN GEORGE WENTZ 1757"Book: Thomas, John Carl. 197 American and British Pewter An Historical Survey.
• Similar object, p. 115.