Angular teakettle with crooked gooseneck spout and cast-in arched ears at its high, creased shoulder for the mushroom-shaped strap bail handle, half-round in section; foot ring. Low-relief, cast decoration on spout and ears. Stepped and molded cover has a flared rim and brass button knop. Both pieces are hollow cast: cover has gate mark on underside; body has a horizontal seam that extends to top of spout and single gate mark on bottom exterior. Two, cast-in, oval medallions are on opposite sides of shoulder, one contains "J. SAVERY (arched) / & SON / NEW YORK (curved)" and the other "PHOENIX WORKS" above by a spreadwing phoenix rising from flames, all in raised serif letters; a raised "3" to left of spout.
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.