Chanter

Description

Bagpipe chanter for a set of Highland pipes of stained and varnished cocus wood, mounted with a bone sole, by Timothy Kenna, Dublin, early 19th century

Museum reference

K.2003.748

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

Kenna, Timothy, 1815 (fl.), Manufacturer
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Cocus wood, Bone

Physical description

Stained and varnished cocus wood and bone

Associations

Collector: J. and R. Glen
Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Cheape, Hugh. A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 21.

Baines, Anthony. "Bagpipes". Occasional Paper on Technology 9, Oxford University Press, 1973.