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Candlestick
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
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1965.1602.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.1602.001
Object Name
Candlestick
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: One side of the base
Inscription: "ICH", stamped in a serrated rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Same side as maker's mark
Inscription: "LANCASTER" in rectangle, stamped
Type: Inscription
Location: One side of base without mark
Inscription: "IHS", engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Another side of base without mark
Inscription: "IHS", engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: One side of base
Inscription: "IN/RI", cast
Type: Inscription
Location: Another side of base
Inscription: "IN/RI", cast
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
22 (H) x 7.752 (W) x 8.626 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
55.88 (H) x 19.69 (W) x 21.91 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 207, p. 216Catalogue: 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. 144Book: Laughlin, Ledlie Irwin. 1970 Pewter in America: Its Makers and Their Marks. I thru III.
• Published: plate C, figs 807 & 808Book: Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 5-3, p. 92 and discussed on p. 90Book: 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