Highland bagpipe

Description

Set of bagpipes, bellows-blown with bass and tenor drones in a common stock, made of temperate hardwood, brass and ivory mounted, with sheepskin bag with fringed wool cover and set of bellows mounted with a horn bush, possibly made by Hugh Robertson, Edinburgh, late 18th century

Museum reference

K.2003.704

Collection

Culture

Object name

Highland bagpipe

Production information

Robertson, Hugh, 1790 (fl.), Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Late 18th century

Materials

Hardwood, Brass, Ivory, Sheepskin, Wool

Associations

Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection
Collector: J. and R. Glen

References

Cheape, Hugh, A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 6.