Walking Stick (cane)
| Title | Walking Stick (cane) |
| Artist/Maker | Unidentified |
| Date | 1880 ca. |
| Medium | Oak, silver |
| Dimensions | h. 34.50; diam. 0.75 in. (h. 87.6; diam. 1.9 cm) |
| Credit Line | U.S. Senate Collection |
| Accession Number | 79.00008.001 |
- Object Description
- This walking stick, along with another wood cane (Acc. No. 79.00009.001), were given to the United States Senate in 1994 by descendants of Isaac Bassett, a Senate employee from 1831 to 1895.
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- Inscription
(on the top of the silver head): PRESENTED / TO / Capt Isaac Bassett / ASST / DOORKEEPER OF THE U.S. SENATE / BY / Hon. Geo. W. Nesmith / OF FRANKLIN, N.H. / April 8th, 1880; and (below the silver head) Wood from the Old Oak, on / which Daniel Webster / hung his scythe, when a boy / on his Fathers farm, Sallsburg / now Franklin, N.H.
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Isaac Bassett: The Venerable Senate Employee
(Digital Exhibition)
People: Isaac Bassett (Digital Collection)
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