Open baskets made aboard the New South Shoal lightship were quickly put to good use in practical 19th century Nantucket homes. However those nominally "utilitarian" baskets so treasured today were sufficiently beautiful as to need no purpose to justify their existence. Well-constructed descendants of those unique baskets continue to serve as useful containers.Yet more often their simple grace, pleasing proportions and rich patina serve to bring warmth and pleasure to their new homes.

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