Maker
Johann Christoph Heyne(American, born Germany, 1715–1781)American, born Germany, 1715–1781
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Flagon
Datec. 1754–1780
Made inLancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumPewter
Dimensions11 1/4 × 7 9/16 × 6 in. (28.6 × 19.2 × 15.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Susan Neptune
Object numberB.2022.7
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[J. G. Cochran Auctioneers, Boonsboro, Maryland, September 20, 1997]; purchased by [Bette and Melvyn Wolf, Flint, Michigan]; purchased by Dr. Donald Herr (1938–2021), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1997; Estate of Dr. Donald Herr; consigned to [Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, June 10, 2022, lot 462]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Marked on bottom: [Crown image] / [pellet] I [pellet] C [pellet] H [pellet] [all within a rectangle] / LANCASTER [within a rectangle]
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