Shock Dog (nickname for a dog of the Maltese breed), probably 1782, British, Carrara marble, confirmed: 13 1/8 × 14 15/16 × 12 5/8 in., 75 lb. (33.3 × 38 × 32.1 cm, 34 kg), Sculpture, Anne Seymour Damer (British, Coombe Bank, Sevenoaks, Kent 1748–1828 London), Portrayed life-size, the small dog attentively looks up and awaits a word or a touch from its master. In eighteenth-century Britain, small breeds like the Maltese -- known as a shock dog for its rough coat -- were beloved companions
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Shock Dog, nickname, dog, Maltese breed, 1782, British, Carrara marble, confirmed, 13 1/8, 14 15/16, 12 5/8, 75 lb, 33.3, 38, 32.1 cm, 34 kg, Sculpture, Anne Seymour Damer, Coombe Bank, Sevenoaks, Kent, 1748–1828, London, Portrayed life-size, small dog, attentively, looks, up, awaits, word, touch, master, eighteenth-century Britain, breeds, Maltese, shock, rough coat, beloved companions
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