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Northumberland bagpipe
'Ebony pipes, ivory mounted, including closed chanter with four brass keys and four drones. Cylindrical boxes throughout. Bag with cover of Crimson plush. [Mahogany] Bellows.' Anthony Baines: Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments. (London, 1998), pp. 102-103. When acquired by the Museum in 1882 the registered description stated that the bellows were mahogany and the chanters of coca wood.
- Date:
about 1830 (Made) - Maker:
Reid, Robert [Person] - Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum - Inventory number:
Loading... - Place of production:
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Measurements:Length: 23.5 cm visible length of chanter, Length: 16.5 cm cm length of shortest drone, Length: 23.3 cm length of longest drone
- View the original record:http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O58248