Pit-bottom teakettle with bellied gooseneck spout and cast-in arched ears at its rounded shoulder for the strap bail handle, half-round in section; no feet. Pivoting lid swings on bearing beneath back ear. Both pieces are hollow cast: body has a pronounced horizontal seam that extends to top of spout and single gate mark on bottom exterior; cover has "B. M. SAVERY / NY." cast in raised sans serif letters around a "7" at center.
"B. M. Savery" appears to be Bartlett M. Savery (born 1830), a holloware manufacturer and dealer at 26 Cliff Street, New York, during the late 19th century. Bartlett Savery was also a nephew of Peleg Barrows Savery (1805-1863) who founded Savery & Co. in Philadelphia in 1838, which became Barrows, Savery & Co. in 1875. Bartlett was an investor in and agent for Barrows, Savery & Co., and it is possible this kettle was cast there.