Small Early Round Nantucket Basket with Stationary Handle
5 ½” Open Round Basket with Stationary Handle
Rattan woven with thick cane staves and rim
Handle is made of oak with ears that go down
almost to the base. Each stave is nailed down
from the interior of the base, which you only see
in early Nantucket baskets. Both sides of the
base are branded “C. Baker”, Charles Henry
Baker (1843-1899) was born in Nantucket and
died in Providence, Unknown maker, c, 1860