Oval Needlepoint Nantucket Lightship Basket™Restocks in March! From sailors pastime to your new favorite project! Self finishing 4. 75 x 2. 25" 13 mesh canvas fixed to lid. L 9. 5" x W 6" x H 7" with 5" handle Bags come unstitched and unpainted, ready for your personal touchbe it a monogram, a whale, scallop shells, or whatever your heart dreams up! The Nantucket Lightship Basket has roots in the 1800s, when sailors stationed on lightships off Nantucket began weaving during long months at sea.