Picnic Lunch at the Island Market

My grandmother (who was also an artist) used this basket to bring fruits and vegetables and flowers home from the Nantucket farmers’ market. I remember being kind of nervous about how casually she dumped things into it or just carried it around town like a canvas tote. Now I think it is marvelous when something so lovingly handmade can really last and I love thinking about how useful it was for her—the perfect size and weight, like a trusted companion