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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
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  • Place of production:
    Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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  • Materials:Turned and drilled ebony pipes; turned ivory mounts; brass keys; planed and sawed mahogany; crimson plush
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  • Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
  • 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