Musette

Dublin Core

Title

Musette

Subject

Jacobite

Description

Musettes are small, elegant bagpipes that were fashionable in French court circles in the 17th and 18th centuries. This set of French bellows-type bagpipes known as a musette are extraordinary as they may once have belonged to Prince Charles Edward (1720 - 1788). They are made from wood, with leather bellows, a velvet bag, and are covered with silver lace trimming. The fittings and silver keys are made from ivory. A small oval silver plaque reads "bequeathed by the late Prince to --Steuart, wife of his Valet-de-Chambre, and purchased by I Skene of Rubislaw, Rome, 1802".

Creator

French

Source

objects,jacobite

Date

18th century

Contributor

eulac3d

Language

English

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

103

Date Modified

21/12/2021

Extent

L 710 mm

Medium

Skene-Tytler Trust.

Spatial Coverage

find,41.881831370505594,12.495574951171877;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

West Highlands Museum

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Prim Media

480

Material

wood, velvet, ivory, silver

Object Number

1986

Citation

French, “Musette,” West Highalnds Museum, accessed January 23, 2025, https://whm100.org/omeka/items/show/315.

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