{"product_id":"beatrice-bear-wall-mount","title":"Beatrice The Bear Wall Mount, Eric + Eloise Collection, Antique Gold, 16.5 in H","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMeet the Beatrice Bear Wall Mount: A Friendly Face in Round Spectacles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeatrice is a bear with a warm, open face and big round glasses perched on her snout. Her shaggy cast fur and rounded ears glow in antique gold, with a softly aged finish. As bear wall decor, she has the shabby chic, vintage flair of a family portrait in a country manor. Beatrice stands 16.5 in tall and is ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Eric + Eloise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: \u003cstrong\u003eJessica Hiemstra\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Cast aluminum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Antique gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 13.5 x 7 x 16.5 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 12 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanging: Keyhole slot on the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct number: AD1011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story Behind the Beatrice Bear Wall Mount\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeatrice began in a storybook. Artist \u003cstrong\u003eJessica Hiemstra\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote Eric and Eloise, a tale of unlikely friendship between a fox and a hare. The Eric + Eloise Collection launched in 2017. It started as a holiday offering. It has since grown into a year-round collectible series with a whole cast of characters. Beatrice joined the woodland crew as its gentle, bespectacled bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Wink at the Hunting Lodge\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, a mounted animal head on the wall signaled rank in manor halls and hunting lodges. Beatrice borrows that formal pose. This Beatrice bear wall mount gives it a gentler purpose. She is no trophy. She is a portrait of character, and charming bear wall decor. Her glasses and kind expression make this Jessica Hiemstra wall art feel like a favorite storybook aunt. Fans of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/animal-art\"\u003eanimal art\u003c\/a\u003e will enjoy her wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDressed Animals and Victorian Whimsy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimals in human dress have a long history in European taste. In the 1800s, taxidermists such as Hermann Ploucquet and Walter Potter posed animals in clothing and everyday scenes. Visitors adored the humor. Eric and Eloise decor keeps that tradition alive. Beatrice is cast metal, a bear wall mount made for your wall rather than a museum case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Woodland Crew Beside the Beatrice Bear Wall Mount\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeatrice belongs to a charming cast of Eric and Eloise decor. Eloise is a bespeckled fox, and Eric is a mustached hare. Eugene is a monocled moose, and Frankie is a pipe-smoking buck. Charlie is an aviator duck. Emerson is a top-hatted pheasant. Margie is a scarf-adorned doe, and Louie is a bow-tied mouse. The collection celebrates friendship across differences. A quirky woodland crew finds belonging in one another. Each character has its own accessory and its own personality, so the cast invites collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHanging Your Beatrice Bear Wall Mount\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Beatrice bear wall mount has a keyhole slot on the back for hanging. At 12 lb, she should hang from a wall stud or a rated anchor. Jessica Hiemstra wall art like this suits an entry hall, a library or a powder room. Her antique gold tone looks lovely against deep green or navy walls. Dust the bear wall decor with a soft dry cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners that could dull the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor More Reading from the Web\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee how Victorian taxidermists dressed hares, kittens and squirrels as polite company. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/anthropomorphic-taxidermy-how-dead-rodents-became-the-darlings-of-the-victorian-elite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAnthropomorphic Taxidermy: How Dead Rodents Became the Darlings of the Victorian Elite - Atlas Obscura\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA scholar asks why the Victorians found animals in human poses so irresistible. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/victorian-literature-and-culture\/article\/anthropomorphic-taxidermy-and-the-death-of-nature-the-curious-art-of-hermann-ploucquet-walter-potter-and-charles-waterton\/AE45B8DDBA85F73703B90A04084786FF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAnthropomorphic Taxidermy and the Death of Nature - Cambridge University Press\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Accent Decor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68357833359473,"sku":"AD1011","price":259.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/AD1011-beatrice-bear-wall-mount-1080sqr.jpg?v=1793913093","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/beatrice-bear-wall-mount","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}