Figure of a bagpiper

Astbury, John (1686-1743) (attributed to)

Item type:

decorative art

Date of creation:

ca. 1740-1745

Technique / Medium:

earthenware

Place of creation:

Staffordshire (England)

Description

This porcelain figure of a bagpiper is one in a set of five figures attributed to John Astbury owned by the Museum Fine Arts Boston. The set includes two others related to music: a violinist (MFA#1979.792) and a conductor (MFA#1979.793); the non-musicians in the set are a man reading (MFA#1979.789) and a cobbler (MFA#1979.791).

Iconclass

48C752
one person playing an instrument
48C7354
bagpipe, musette

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bagpipe [3746]

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5939