Chanter

Description

Chanter for a set of Lowland Scottish bagpipes, made of cocus wood, ivory mounted, by Donald MacDonald, Edinburgh, early 19th century

Museum reference

K.2003.692

Collection

Culture

Object name

Chanter

Production information

MacDonald, Donald, 1767 - 1840, Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Cocus wood, Ivory

Physical description

Cocus wood and ivory

Associations

Collector: J. and R. Glen
Ross, Andrew, Sr, 1947 - 1977 (fl.)
Glen and Ross Collection

References

Cheape, Hugh. A Checklist of Bagpipes in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. Edinburgh: Reid School of Music, 1983, p. 3.

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

Campbell, Jeannie. Highland Bagpipe Makers. Magnus Orr Publishing, 2001.