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Bagpiper: C.818-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Bagpiper

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

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Notes

History note: A lady in Harlow who gave it to her sister; sold by the latter to Mr Piper of Bishops Stortford, from whom bought for £50 in February 1923 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II or George III
1750 - 1770

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.818-1928
Primary reference Number: 76149
Old object number: 4197

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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