While a suntan is a tell-tale sign that one has just returned from a beach vacation, a visit to Nantucket is also often marked by a new addition to one’s collection of rattan baskets. The island’s ...

Midlife can be a good time to reconnect with old interests or develop new ones. About five years ago, Pamela Smith took a Duxbury Art Association class in making Nantucket Lightship baskets. Smith, 55 ...

Nantucket baskets have been popular purses and collectibles since the 1940s. The first baskets on Nantucket Island were made by the Wampanoag Indians, but they were not like the later Nantucket ...

After spending 40-plus hours weaving a Nantucket Lightship Basket, Patty Campbell sometimes has a hard time handing over the finished product to a customer. “Weaving the baskets is very rewarding and ...

NEW BRITAIN – To help protect ships around the foggy coast of Nantucket, after 100 whaling ships and trade vessels were shipwrecked, lightships were stationed around the island in the late 19th ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Paul Whitten crafted this sturdy ...

CLOSE. DEFINITELY. ETSUKO YASHIRO IS ON A MISSION. YEAH, SO YOU CAN SEE. YES. OKAY. HER LIFE TRANSFORMED 30 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE SAW HER FIRST NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET. I WAS FALLING IN LOVE AND THEN ...

The rigor required to create a Nantucket lightship basket puts the lie to any cheap jokes about learning the craft. “If these baskets are made perfectly,” says Leslie Goldsmith, “they should be able ...

BASKET OBSESSIVE IN CAMBRIDGE. IT’S MY FAVORITE, SO IT’S DEFINITELY ETSUKO YASHIRO IS ON A MISSION, SO YOU CAN SEE. YES. OKAY, HER LIFE TRANSFORMED 30 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE SAW HER FIRST NANTUCKET ...