Chanter

Description

Highland bagpipe chanter of African blackwood mounted with an ivory bulb between the neck and tenon and with an ivory sole, made by Peter Henderson, Glasgow, c. 1885

Museum reference

K.2003.754

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

Henderson, Peter, 1851 - 1903, Manufacturer
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1885

Materials

African Blackwood, Ivory

Physical description

African blackwood and ivory

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. 22.

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

Campbell, Jeannie. Highland Bagpipe Makers. Magnus Orr Publishing, 2001.