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Lightship Baskets of Nantucket
Martha Lawrence
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Description for Lightship Baskets of Nantucket
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 115+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 656.
On the island of Nantucket, the Nantucket Lightship Basket developed over many decades into the distinctive basket so highly prized by collectors today. The baskets evolved in the mid-nineteenth century from wooden splint baskets made by Algonquin Indians and were adapted by Nantucketers, who introduced hardwood bottoms, utilized wooden molds, and replaced wooden splints with rattan. The fascinating history of this basket and its makers is richly illustrated with color photographs that detail construction and show beautiful examples of the craft. Special emphasis is give to depicting the rigorous life aboard the New South Shoal lightship, the crew of which ... Read more
On the island of Nantucket, the Nantucket Lightship Basket developed over many decades into the distinctive basket so highly prized by collectors today. The baskets evolved in the mid-nineteenth century from wooden splint baskets made by Algonquin Indians and were adapted by Nantucketers, who introduced hardwood bottoms, utilized wooden molds, and replaced wooden splints with rattan. The fascinating history of this basket and its makers is richly illustrated with color photographs that detail construction and show beautiful examples of the craft. Special emphasis is give to depicting the rigorous life aboard the New South Shoal lightship, the crew of which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764308918
SKU
V9780764308918
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Martha Lawrence
Martha Lawrence is also the author of Nantucket Lightship Baskets and is a professional maker of Nantucket baskets in Dover, Massachusetts.
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