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19th Century Nantucket Lightship Half Bushel Basket
$3,600
£2,748.58
€3,175.96
CA$5,053.72
A$5,632.90
CHF 2,955.39
MX$68,786.84
NOK 37,421.63
SEK 35,369.13
DKK 23,703.60
About the Item
19th Century Nantucket Lightship "Peck" or Half Bushel Basket, attributed to Captain Henry F. Coffin (Nantucket: 1813 - 1889), a very large peck measure basket with fat rattan weave on wooden splint staves, carved swing handle mounted on high rounded ears extending as staves all the way down to the pine bottom plate.
The basket has a wonderful dark and deep patina, and remains in very good condition, especially surprising considering its size and the weight of the loads it would have carried. I have spotted only three small breaks to the weave. The well worn bottom plate has a sliver lost to one edge as seen in a photograph. The basket remains exceptionally strong and stable.
This basket has descended within the family of Nantucket whaling Capt. Henry F. Coffin, whose home is across from the famed Jared Coffin House. The basket was believed to have been made by Henry. While he did not serve on board the lightships after his retirement from whaling, he likely learned the craft from a neighbor and made this on shore (as did many other Nantucketers).
Measures: 10 in H x 13-3/4 in Diameter
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Diameter: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)
- Style:Folk Art (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1870
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages.
- Seller Location:Nantucket, MA
- Reference Number:Seller: AD - 291-12 EYL1stDibs: LU903941703712
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