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Highland bagpipe

Set of Highland bagpipes with a chanter of cocus wood, ivory mounted, and a horn mouthpiece, previously owned by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, who acquired it from John Francis Campbell of Islay, made by Thomas Glen, Edinburgh, c. 1850

  • Date:
    c. 1850
  • Maker:
    Glen, Thomas [Person]
  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
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  • Place of production:
    Edinburgh (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Materials:Cocus wood; Ivory; Horn
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  • Inscriptions:Chanter: THOS. GLEN / EDINBURGH
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Chanter: Length 367; Approximate Height 1175; Approximate Length 810; Approximate Depth 200mm