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People: Isaac Bassett


This curated list of artifacts from the Senate Collection relates to longtime Senate employee Isaac Bassett (1819–1895), who served the Senate for 64 years as a page, messenger, and assistant doorkeeper. The list is organized by date, with the oldest object listed first. Undated artifacts appear at the end.


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Lamp, Double-Arm Argand (Acc. No. 52.00009.001)
Lamp, Double-Arm Argand
Lamp, Single-Arm Argand (Acc. No. 52.00012.001)
Lamp, Single-Arm Argand
Lamp, Single-Arm Argand (Acc. No. 52.00012.002)
Lamp, Single-Arm Argand
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New testament (Acc. No. 14.00055.001)
The Holy Bible, containi...
[Mrs. Isaac Bassett] (Acc. No. 38.00913.001)
[Mrs. Isaac Bassett]
[Isaac Bassett] (Acc. No. 38.00914.001)
[Isaac Bassett]
Walking Stick (cane) (Acc. No. 79.00029.000)
Walking Stick (cane)
[Isaac Bassett] (Acc. No. 38.00960.001
[Isaac Bassett]
Isaac Bassett (Acc. No. 31.00017.000)
Isaac Bassett
Counting the Electoral Vote—David Dudley Field Objects to the Vote of Florida. (Acc. No. 38.00435.001)
Counting the Electoral V...
Washington, D. C.—The Electoral Contest—The United States Senators Entering the House of Representatives, with the Electoral Certificates, to Re-open the Joint Session, February 12th. (Acc. No. 38.00245.002)
Washington, D.C.—The Ele...
Washington, D.C.—The New Administration—President Pro Tem. Ferry Administering the Oath of Office to Vice-President Wheeler in the Senate Chamber, March 5th. (Acc. No. 38.00014.001)
Washington, D.C.—The New...
Walking Stick (cane) (Acc. No. 79.00008.001)
Walking Stick (cane)
Snuffbox (Acc. No. 57.00012.000)
Snuffbox
Sketches in the United States Senate. (Acc. No. 38.00132.004)
Sketches in the United S...
Dish, Ormolu-mounted (Acc. No. 46.00013.001)
Dish, Ormolu-mounted
Officers of the Senate & House of Representatives (Acc. No. 38.00505.001)
Officers of the Senate &...
Isaac Bassett Scrapbook (Acc. No. 11.00059.000)
Isaac Bassett Scrapbook
[Isaac Bassett] (Acc. No. 38.00801.001)
[Isaac Bassett]
Capt. Isaac Bassett, for over sixty years an employee of the U. S. Senate, in the act of turning back the hands of the Senate clock at the close of a session of Congress. (Acc. No. 38.00502.001)
Capt. Isaac Bassett
[U.S. Senate Chamber with Isaac Bassett and Pages] (Acc. No. 38.00503.001)
[U.S. Senate Chamber wit...
Walking Stick (cane) (Acc. No. 79.00009.001)
Walking Stick (cane)

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