Instrument
Northumbrian pipe/Bagpipes/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Northumbrian pipe |
Instrument Family
Wind |
Maker
Robert Reid |
Place Made
North Shields ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom |
Date Made
Circa 1820 |
Description
Technical description: Closed chanter with seven brass keys. Four drones each of two sections set in a single stock. First drone projecting back 65 into the stock, mounted with a brass stopper and ivory tuning ring on the top section; second drone with ivory tuning ring on the top section; fourth drone with ivory stopper and single cane reed still intact; ebony, mounted with ivory caps and bushes and brass ferrules. Bag cover of a green hard wool in plain weave. Keyhead type: Square flat. |
Notes
Hugh Cheape, 1982. |
Measurements
Chanter 275; first drone length 357; second drone length 285; third drone length 206; fourth drone length 182. |
Provenance
Formerly stock of Messrs J. & R. Glen or from the collection of the firm's proprietors; sold to Glasgow Corporation Art Gallery and Museum in 1942. ; Lent by Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, No. A'42-68aa. |
Collection
MIMEd ; Glen Collection |
Accession Number
1716 |