Uilleann bagpipe

Description

Set of Uilleann bagpipes, fully reeded, with chanter, three drones, three regulators, dark red velvet bag cover and a set of bellows, with a Mexican coin forming the drone stop, by Michael Egan, Bronx, New York, c. 1855

Museum reference

K.2005.518

Collection

Culture

Object name

Uilleann bagpipe

Production information

Egan, Michael,1840 - 1855 (fl.), Manufacturer
Bronx, New York City, New York, USA, North America

Date

c. 1855

Materials

Ebony, Ivory, Nickel, Brass, Leather

References

Francis O'Neill, Irish Minstrels and Musicians, p.159.