Object ID	2006.0008.339
Accession#	2006.0008
Object Name	Box, Trinket
Description	A blue and white porcelain trinket box in the Chinois style. There is no manufacturer's mark or place of origin; therefore, it was probably made prior to 1890 which designates it antique with probably a greater collectibility, rarity, and value. Research must be done to determine the actual date. See Provenance and Notes.
Date	Before 1890
Search Terms	G.A.R. Hall Porcelain Chinois Trinket Boxes
Collection	Robert L. Hunker G.A.R. Collection
People	Hunker, Robert L. Warshock, Joseph
Subjects	Porcelain Trinket boxes
Catalog date	04/27/2007
Catalog type	History
Collector	Joseph Warshock
Count	1
Credit line	Robert L. Hunker
Dimensions	W-3.5 L-2.75 D-3.5 inches
Home Location	G.A.R. Hall Museum
Makers mark	None
Material	Porcelain
Notes	No maker's mark indicates that it was probably made before 1890 as all imports from 1890 on must bear the country of origin. All of the blue and white Chinois design porcelain objects must be further researched to determine current value and collectability. All of the blue and white Chinois design porcelain objects are foreign to the Civil War and can be removed to the Foundation office to be admitted to the permanent Museum collection of Decorative Arts or if no value to be deaccessioned per Foundation regulations. The most recent objects are from the 1980s craze in America and the Continent for Chinese export china.
Owned	Joseph Warshock
Place of Origin	China
Provenance	Given to Robert L. Hunker and the G.A.R. Hall by Joseph Warshock, a former caterer for the hall. He went bankrupt and owed Robert L. Hunker $20,000 so he left this collection plus cookbooks, some furniture, china, flatware, etc. as a debt settlement.
Recfrom	Hunker G.A.R. Collection
Site	G.A.R. Hall Museum
Site #	31