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Bagpipe (zampogna)
Bagpipe (zampogna)

Bagpipe (zampogna)

early 19th century
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, leather
DimensionsDrone lengths (without reeds) 28.5 cm, 59 cm, 75 cm, 127 cm (drone lengths without reeds 11 1/4 in., 23 1/4 in., 29 1/2 in., 50 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.1937
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical 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)
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