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Bonbonnière (Sweets Box) in the Form of a Pug Dog

c. 1765
Artist/maker unknown, German
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.

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