Bagpipe (cornemuse)

Gaillard (French)

probably late 19th century

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/TechniqueIvory, leather, cloth

DimensionsChanter length (without reed) 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1935

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

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InscriptionsIn ink (?) on leather bag: Gaillard; stamped on chanter cap: P. G.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)