Table lamp, molded brass base (A) w/ clear glass chimney (C) and milk glass globe (B); electrified; goblet-shaped w/ reticulated neck and embossed shell-like decoration around base and top; 3 spider arms to hold shade.
oil lamps
brass (alloy)
glass (material)
molding (forming)
Lamp
Lamp, Oil
Lamp, Oil
Embossed on side: ""THE RIVAL""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
10 3/4 (H), 6 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.309A-C
New York state (United States)
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