Hornbostel-Sachs Musical Instruments/4 Aerophones/42 Wind instruments proper/422 Reedpipes/422.1 Double (or quadruple) reed aerophones (oboes)/422.11 (Single) oboes/422.112 (Single) reedpipes with double (or quadruple) reeds with conical bore/

Cornemuse (aka Musette). Turned and engraved ivory, silk velvet bag with silk ribbon fringe and silk braid, silver keys. x-radiography exists.
V&A object number: 394-1871.

The musette, a refined cousin of the bagpipe, achieved popularity in French aristocratic circles as part of their idealization of rural life. Typically made from costly ivory or ebony, it had silver keys and a bag enclosed in richly decorated silk or velvet. Its keywork was highly sophisticated for its date.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
L2013.37.4
Date
1740-1750
MEASUREMENTS
part: 190 mm; part: 150 mm; part: 107 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
silver; silk (fiber); ivory
CATEGORY
Exhibitions Loans
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > Music Gallery > Side A - At Home With Music > Case A3 - French Suite > position 21
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