Bagpipe (musette)

mid-18th century

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/TechniqueEbony, ivory, leather, cloth

DimensionsLarge chanter length (without reed) 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)

Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection

Accession number17.1936

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ClassificationsMusical instruments

Collections

Musical Instruments

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)