Vintage Nantucket Lightship Basket Signed Double Swivel Handle Oblong-

Nantucket Lightship Basket Signed " B " Vintage Large Oblong Woven Basket with Double Swivel Handles . App. 15" L  x 8"W x 3.5" T Lightship basket are unique to the Cape Cod region of the US and were first created by crewmen on whaling ships and lightship vessels as a way of passing the long days spent at sea. Finely woven of rattan or cane, these labor intensive baskets have wooden bases that provide strength and structure, giving them a durability and heirloom quality that allows them to be passed from one generation to the next.