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Nantucket Lightship Baskets are a type of basket originating, in the 19th century [1] on Nantucket Island lightships.Lightship baskets are all made from rattan and wood, have an odd number of staves, a solid wooden base, a nailed and lashed rim, a rattan weaver, and are woven over a mould.
Lightship Finngrundet, now a museum ship in Stockholm.The day markers can be seen on the masts. Fehmarnbelt Lightship, now a museum ship in Lübeck Bürgermeister O´Swald II was the world's largest manned lightship, the last lightship at position Elbe 1.
That made identifying individual ships nearly impossible. Beginning in 1867, lightship numbers ( hull numbers ) were assigned to ships still in service. These numbers are the primary means of identifying individual lightships across her various stations.
Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture. Craftspeople and artists specialized in making baskets may be known as basket makers and basket weavers. Basket weaving is also a rural craft.
The museum is located at 49 Union Street in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It was founded shortly after the Nantucket Historical Association by David H. Wood. [1] It is concerned with preserving and exploring artifacts from the whaling era and before, even as far back as the Native American settlements on Nantucket before the 15th century.
Basket of Plums, painting by Pierre Dupuis. A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers, and can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehair, baleen, or metal wire can be used. Baskets are ...
This article lists lightvessels around the world. Most surviving light vessels reside in the United Kingdom and the United States.Some of the lightvessels mentioned in the lists have been renamed more than once, while others have been re-stationed or captured in war.
A wicker basket filled with apples. Wicker is a method of weaving used to make products such as furniture and baskets, as well as a descriptor to classify such products. It is the oldest furniture making method known to history, dating as far back as c. 3000 BC.