French Bagpipe
date: label: date made
content: 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This bagpipe was made by an unknown maker in France, 18th century. It is a mouth blown bagpipe, with skin bag with maroon cover. The stained boxwood pipes and stocks are ornamented with pewter fretwork. The conical chanter has a thumbhole, 7 fingerholes (the lowest repeated for either hand), and 2 vent holes. There is a double stock for chanter and bass drone. The small drone has separate stock and is carried over the shoulder.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.204152
label: accession number
content: 35877
label: catalog number
content: 204152
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bagpipe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pewter (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: animal skin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: bag: 19 in x 6 in; 48.26 cm x 15.24 cm
label: Measurements
content: chanter: 22 1/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 56.515 cm x 4.7625 cm
label: Measurements
content: long drone: 44 in x 2 1/2 in; 111.76 cm x 6.35 cm
label: Measurements
content: small drone: 18 in x 1 1/2 in; 45.72 cm x 3.81 cm