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Bagpipe chanter
18th century
Object Place: Ireland
Medium/Technique
Ivory, silver
Dimensions
Length 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1915
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionMade of ivory, with engraved silver mounting. Conoidal bore. The tube and the reed cap are of composite construction. Seven finger-holes in the front, a thumb-hole in the rear, two vent-holes on both sides.
InscriptionsEngraved on band above bell: J. C. / [London silversmith's mark of 1881-1882]
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)