Massachusetts, 19th century, hickory ribs and handle, mahogany lids, partial label to underside of base reads "Ma--/Willia----dwin Hosier/Nantucket/Sold me by Mrs. Brown of/the Quaker Antique shop.", approx. 15-1/2 x 17-3/8 x 13-5/8 in.

Provenance: Wayne Pratt, Inc., Nantucket, Massachusetts, November 1996 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $15,000); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger

Literature: This basket is pictured in Nantucket Lightship Baskets by Katherine and Edgar Seeler, 1972, fig. 30, p. 74. The accompanying text reads "There is a note on the bottom saying this was made by "William Hadwen Hosier." The basket in the preceding plate was also made by him." The text accompanying the preceding plate reads "On the outside of the bottom is a note that this was made by Mr. Hosier from Millbrook Farm." A HABS report on the Elihu Coleman house lists William Hosier as the owner of the property "known as the Hosier Farm in Mill Brook Country" in 1862. This basket is also pictured in The Magazine Antiques, May 1999, p.724.