Charming vintage tin picnic basket featuring a floral and bird design. Cream base with colorful accents. Vintage Pennsylvania Dutch Tin Picnic Basket The item in the image is a vintage metal picnic basket with a Pennsylvania Dutch-style tulip and heart design. It is a folk art-inspired piece, and while similar items can be found as lunch boxes or recipe boxes, this particular size and shape with two handles is typically identified as a picnic or sewing basket. These types of tin baskets became popular in the 1940s and 1950s, offering a modern and durable alternative to traditional wicker baskets for picnics. Similar items are sometimes attributed to manufacturers like Ohio Art Co. or other companies that produced lithographed tinware. The value of such items can vary greatly depending on their condition and rarity.