Object Details
- Description
- Tapered, cylindrical teakettle with crooked gooseneck spout and cast-in square ears above its high, creased shoulder for the wire bail handle; three button feet. Hollow cast with horizontal and vertical seams on body and spout; body with single gate mark on bottom exterior. Cast-in marks on shoulder "[J]. SAVER[Y] (arched) / & SON" above"NEW-YORK (arched and upside-down)" on side below, both in raised serif letters. No cover.
- Maker is John Savery & Son of New York, NY; in business under this name, circa 1838-1845. Their foundry, Phoenix Works, was located at Jersey City, NJ.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 19th century
- ca 1838-1845
- Credit Line
- Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
- Physical Description
- iron, cast (pot material)
- wire, iron (handle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in x 13 in x 8 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 33.02 cm x 21.59 cm
- Object Name
- teakettle
