Witness to History: The 17th Century $1.6M Valuables Cabinet of Andover's Ballard Family

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Hear the fascinating story of a rare valuables chest from 1677 Andover that remained in the Horne/Ballard families almost uninterrupted for over 300 years. Described by Sotheby's as being of "profound importance to the study of American material culture", the cabinet is one of five known surviving examples made by the Symonds shop of Salem. Initially estimated to have a value of $600,000 to $800,000, it sold in January at auction for $1.6 M. The other four examples are in the Winterthur Museum, the Peabody Essex Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

     The presentation will include a history of the Horne/Ballard cabinet and the generations of Andover descendants who cared for it, a comparative review of all five cabinets assigned to the Symonds Woodworking Shop and a demonstration of the tools and techniques used in 17th century New England wood working.