Vintage Nantucket Purse by Martin Brown, Nantucket, 1986
Vintage Nantucket Purse by Martin Brown, Nantucket, 1986
$4,800.00
Vintage Nantucket Purse by Martin Brown, Nantucket, 1986, a hand crafted cane woven covered basket with oak staves, carved and characteristically shaped oak swing handle, lid mounted with scrimshaw ivory plaque with engraved image of a schooner and a whaleship at wharf on Nantucket signed Dupont, oak bottom with 1986 dated penny on the interior and engraved signature “Martin Brown 803” on the exterior.
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Vintage Nantucket Purse by Martin Brown, Nantucket, 1986, a hand crafted cane woven covered basket with oak staves, carved and characteristically shaped oak swing handle, lid mounted with scrimshaw ivory plaque with engraved image of a schooner and a whaleship at wharf on Nantucket signed Dupont, oak bottom with 1986 dated penny on the interior and engraved signature “Martin Brown 803” on the exterior.
The strongly made basket remains in excellent condition.
The Brown family tradition of Nantucket basket making began with Walter Brown at the end of the 1960s a self-taught craftsman who signed his work Cross Rip. He taught his techniques to sons Martin and Gerald who both started making baskets for sale around 1970. Gerald continues as a full time maker on Old South Wharf, and Martin as time allows. They are distinguished by their sturdy oak construction and distinctive shaped handle. The scrimshaw is by Gerry Dupont, a cape Cod artist who started his craft in the 1970s, well known for his black and white nautical images.
Measures: 6-5/8 in H x 9 in L x 7 in W
