Bonbonnière (Sweets Box) in the Form of a Pug Dog
Artist/maker unknown, German
Geography:
Made in Germany, Europe
Date:
c. 1760Medium:
Enamel on copper with hand-painted decoration; gilded brass mountDimensions:
2 1/8 x 2 x 1 7/8 inches (5.4 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1899-950Credit Line:
The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1899
Made in Germany, Europe
Date:
c. 1760Medium:
Enamel on copper with hand-painted decoration; gilded brass mountDimensions:
2 1/8 x 2 x 1 7/8 inches (5.4 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1899-950Credit Line:
The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1899
Boxes in the form of pug dogs were made in porcelain as well as enamel. Pugs, or Möps in German, were popular in the eighteenth century. Besides being a fashionable pet, the pug was also a symbol of a society of German Catholics called Der Möpsorden.
