Chalice

Johann Christoph Heyne

1756–80 · Pewter · The American Wing

With its tall baluster stem and convex moldings, this chalice displays the elegant proportions of the Baroque style. It bears the mark of the German-born Moravian minister and pewterer Johann Christoph Heyne, whose chalices and other church vessels are among the finest examples of liturgical pewter made in eighteenth-century America. They were supplied primarily to Lutheran and Moravian churches in south central Pennsylvania.

Artist

Johann Christoph Heyne

Date

1756–80

Medium

Pewter

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Joseph France, 1943