Peterboro Woven Top Wooden Picnic Basket with Handles Vintage Home Decor Antique

Peterboro Basket Company is a family-owned business. It was founded in 1854 when Amzi Childs began weaving baskets in Peterboro, New Hampshire.   Peterboro Basket Company is the oldest continuous manufacturer of baskets in the United States.  The basket is made from American hardwood primarily Appalachian White Ash.  It is impossible to date this basket exactly.  The basket predates the brass Peterboro Basket medallion,  Inside the woven hardwood lid is a stamp noting that this is genuine Peterboro Basket.  The basket is 12 3/8 W x 10 7/8D x 7.5H (which is the inside basket measurements) The basket is 14H at the top of the handles when raised for carrying.  A unique piece with a Country Farmhouse look. It has the perfect antique patina.  Charming woven wooden picnic basket with dual handles and a woven lid.