Yes, you read that correctly! The Roman sarcophagus in which the 1st Duke’s beloved pug was interred has been rediscovered in a private collection in New York. It originally sat in the Museum Garden at Stowe (behind the Menagerie) and was sold in 1848 for £8. The pug in question can be seen in the above portrait, which is hung in the North Hall.
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