Union bagpipe

Description

Union bagpipe, bellows blown, of hardwoods, ivory and brass with three drones set in a common stock and a regulator, possibly made by Hugh Robertson, Castle Hill, Edinburgh, c. 1790

Museum reference

K.2003.830

Collection

Culture

Object name

Union bagpipe

Production information

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

Date

c. 1790

Materials

Hardwood, Ivory, Brass, Ebony

Physical description

Tropical hardwood, temperate hardwood, ivory and brass.

References

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