Chanter

Description

Bone chanter of the Stock-and-Horn, as described by the owner Robert Burns in a letter to music editor and publisher, George Thomson, 19 November 1794

Museum reference

K.1998.43.1

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

Burns, Robert, 1759 - 1796, Possible manufacturer

Date

18th century

Materials

Bone

Associations

Previous owner: Burns, Robert, 1759 - 1796
Thomson, George, 1794 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Wild and Majestic Romantic Visions of Scotland (28 Jun 2019 - 10 Nov 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland