Highland bagpipe

Description

Set of Highland bagpipes made of laburnum mounted with horn and having a sheepskin bag with a green wool cover, made by J. and R. Glen, Edinburgh, c. 1880

Museum reference

H.LT 48

Collection

Culture

Object name

Highland bagpipe

Production information

J. and R. Glen, Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1880

Materials

Laburnum, Horn, Sheepskin, Wool

References

Cheape, Hugh, A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 18.