Box of reeds

Alternative Title

Reeds for Highland bagpipe or reel-pipes.

Maker

Place Made

Edinburgh; Europe; Scotland; United Kingdom

Description

Technical description: Cardboard box, c 1880, containing assorted reeds. The box is from J. & P. Coats and was originally for six-cord spool cotton, there is a paper label of the company on both the top and bottom of the box. One side of the lid missing. Contents of the box: 12 cane drone reeds, one of which is in a brass metal sleeve; cylindrical wood box containing four complete chanter reeds and two incomplete chanter reeds.

Notes

basic IM information only; Sarah Deters Richardson, 15.4.13.

Provenance

Purchased with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, 2012.

Collection

MIMEd; Andreas Hartmann-Virnich Collection

Accession Number

6121