Drone

Description

Set of drones for a set of Highland bagpipes made of cocus wood mounted with ivory Scottish, early 19th century

Museum reference

K.2003.774

Collection

Culture

Object name

Drone

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Cocus wood

Physical description

Cocus wood, ivory and paint.

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. 26.

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