Teakettle
Teakettle
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- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- teakettle
- date made
- 19th century
- ca 1838-1845
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- United States: New Jersey, Jersey City
- Physical Description
- iron, cast (pot, cover material)
- iron, wrought (handle material)
- brass (knop material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/2 in x 10 7/8 in x 7 3/4 in; 16.51 cm x 27.6225 cm x 19.685 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0090.43
- accession number
- 1982.0090
- catalog number
- 1982.0090.43
- Credit Line
- Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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