French Bagpipe
date: label: date made
content: 1735 - 1765
notes: label: Description
content: This bagpipe was possibly made by Gaillard in France, around 1735-1765. It is a mouth blown bagpipe, with a sewn leather bag with a green fabric cover. It has ivory pipes and stocks. The chanter and drone stocks are joined. The top of the drone stock is closed and communication to the chanter stock is through a lateral hole. A woman's face is carved into this double stock. The chanter has a double reed, a slightly conical bore, with 7 fingerholes and a thumhole. The last fingerhole is double. There are 2 vent holes on chanter partially covered by a silver ring.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.65.0648
label: accession number
content: 1991.0406
label: catalog number
content: 65.0648
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bagpipe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (bag material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (bag cover material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: taffeta (ribbon material)
label: Measurements
content: chanter: 23.2 cm; 9 1/8 in
label: Measurements
content: drone: 23 cm; 9 1/16 in
label: Measurements
content: blowpipe: 10.3 cm; 4 1/16 in
label: Measurements
content: bag: 42.5 cm; 16 23/32 in
label: Measurements
content: medallion: 4.5 cm x 3 cm; 1 25/32 in x 1 3/16 in