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Bagpipe (uilleann pipes)

(Irish, active 1845–1851)
about 1850
Object PlaceLiverpool, England
Medium/TechniqueEbony, oak, ivory, brass, leather
DimensionsChanter length (without reed) 44.7 cm (17 5/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1930
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsStamped on main stock: M EGAN
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)