Johann Christoph Heyne
Flagon

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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

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

106 Cameron Gallery

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionJohann Christoph Heyne was born in 1715 in Saxony, and served there as an apprentice. He later worked as a journeyman in Sweden. In 1742, Heyne traveled to the Moravian settlement at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and was active in Moravian educational and missionary work. He eventually settled in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Much of Heyne’s pewter was made for ecclesiastical use. The flaring, cylindrical form of this flagon and its cherub-head feet relate it to examples made in southern Germany and Switzerland, while its spout has Scandinavian antecedents, making it a reflection of Heyne’s heritage and career.

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

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Marked on bottom: [Crown image] / [pellet] I [pellet] C [pellet] H [pellet] [all within a rectangle] / LANCASTER [within a rectangle]

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