Table lamp w/ brass and ceramic base (A) and frosted globe (B) decorated w/ cranes w/ clear glass chimney (C); ceramic base w/ reticulated neck and multi-colored oriental flower design; brass base w/ 4 feet.
oil lamps
brass (alloy)
ceramic (material)
glass (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
cranes (birds)
Brass
Unidentified Ceramic
Glass
Crane
LAMP, OIL
Impressed on knobs on base: ""WRIGHT & BUTLER PATENT/ DUPLEX/ BURNER/ BIRMINGHAM"" [Chinese symbols also painted on side]
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Wright & Butler (Maker)
Birmingham, England
12 x 6.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.308A-C
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