Cornemuse
19th century
Medium
Ivory, skin, cloth
Dimensions
Chanter: 25.7 cm (10-1/8 in.) including tenon; Drone:19.1 cm (7-1/2 in.) including tenon; Blowpipe:12.8 cm (5-1/8 in.) including tenon; Bag: app. 22-3/4 cm (8-3/4 in.) across
Classification
Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-bagpipe
Culture & Period
French · 19th century
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1994
Accession Number
1994.296
About the Artist
P. Gaillard
P. Gaillard was a French artist whose life and career remain largely undocumented in major art historical sources, rendering him one of the more elusive figures in 19th- or early 20th-century French painting. While biographical details such as exact birth and death dates, family background, or places of residence are absent from available records, his nationality aligns him with the vibrant artist...