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Large Wood Ear Nantucket Basket with Engraved Handle with the name of the Whaling Captain E.M. Hinckley is Carved Clearly on the top of the Handle

Large Wood Ear Nantucket Basket with Engraved Handle with the name of the Whaling Captain E.M. Hinckley is Carved Clearly on the top of the Handle
Large Wood Ear Nantucket Basket with Engraved Handle with the name of the Whaling Captain E.M. Hinckley is Carved Clearly on the top of the Handle
Large Wood Ear Nantucket Basket with Engraved Handle with the name of the Whaling Captain E.M. Hinckley is Carved Clearly on the top of the Handle
InformationFine historically interesting Large (13 inch diameter) Nantucket work basket with carved oak handle which has the name “E.M. Hinckley” carved in block letters at the top of the handle circa 1865. The basket has oak ribs and is woven with a heavy and strong cane with circular wood base. This is a fine and very early basket.It is one of the finest large and early Nantucket work baskets I have examined. (B 0190) Note 1: Included with the photos of the basket is a copy front and back of an original photograph Carte-De Visite albumen photograph of E.B. Hinckley circa 1855. The photo is curtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association. Note 1: In an email dated September 17, 2022 from Marie Henke Researcher for the Nantucket Historical Association she reports the information she had gather regarding E.M. Hinckley (1805- 1885. One interesting fact she found was that Captain Hinckley was of many Nantucket Pioneers who sailed from Nantucket on board the Ship Martha arriving in 1849 to find their luck in the California gold rush. Marie Henke mentioned that there was a lot of information about Hinkley in the Historic Digital Newspaper Archives on the Nantucket Atheneum website under Reference. There were are 35 articles that mention him including: that he was a coroner in 1838; a surveyor of lumber in 1855, and that he exhibited various produce and livestock at the island Agricultural fairs from 1857-1883. She found that Eben Hinckley was born in 1805 and died in 1885. Also Ebenezer M. Hinckley was a captain out of New Bedford whaler from 1833-1837 to the Pacific ocean. This voyage was fallowed a voyage to the Pacific on board the Nantucket Ship Planter 1837-1841. In the collection of the NHS is a Cartre -De Visite photograph circa 1850s of Eban M. Hinckley (PH168). Condition: The basket is in fine condition The weave is tight and there are no breaks. The basket has a warm deep patina and based on the ware shown on the bottom of the base it looks as though it saw a lot of use. There is a split in the wood base. Note 2: The whaleship Planter was a Nantucket vessel that sailed from 1818 to 1859 and was involved in several notable events, including a mutiny in 1850. The vessel was ultimately destroyed by arson while undergoing repairs in Nantucket harbor. History and notable events Construction and early ownership: The Planter was a 340-ton vessel built in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1818. Its first owners were members of the Coffin family, a prominent Nantucket whaling family. The ship made its first whaling voyage from Nantucket on September 25, 1818. 1841 grounding: In 1841, the Planter ran aground during a storm in Nantucket. Though it survived the incident, a setback like this was a sign of the challenges facing the Nantucket whaling industry. 1844 fatalities: The ship's history included tragedy at sea. In 1844, the second mate, Andrew Brock, and two crew members drowned when their whaleboat capsized. 1850 mutiny: The most infamous event in the Planter's history occurred during a whaling voyage that began in 1847. In 1850, captain Issac B. Hussey shot and killed a crew member who was leading a mutiny over spoiled food. The crew abandoned Hussey in Micronesia and returned to Nantucket under the command of the first mate. The first mate was charged in the death but was acquitted, as the captain's actions were seen as a necessary response to the mutiny. Last voyages and sale: By the 1850s, Nantucket's whaling industry was in decline due to factors such as the 1846 Great Fire, the California Gold Rush, and a sandbar that made access to the harbor difficult. The Planter was one of the last ships to set out from Nantucket. In 1852, it embarked on its final whaling voyage to the Pacific, returning in 1856. A bill of sale from 1857 documents the sale of shares in the vessel after this last trip. Destruction by fire. Dimensions of Basket: Top Diameter 4 1/2 Inches Height to top of rim - 9 Inches Height to top of handle in up position – 18”
circa 1870
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