Eric the Hare Wall Mount, Eric + Eloise Collection, Antique Gold, 27 in H

Meet the Eric Hare Wall Mount: A Dapper Hare for Your Wall

Eric is a hare rabbit of great dignity. He wears a monocle over one eye and a curled mustache above a gentle smile. This cast aluminum hare wall mount glows in antique gold, with a softly aged finish. As hare wall decor, he has the shabby chic, vintage flair of a family portrait in a country manor. Eric stands 27 in tall and is ready to hang as Jessica Hiemstra wall art.

Product Details

• Collection: Eric + Eloise
• Artist: Jessica Hiemstra
• Material: Cast aluminum
• Finish: Antique gold
• Dimensions: 16 x 11 x 27 in
• Weight: 9 lb
• Hanging: Keyhole slot on the back
• Product number: AD1010

The Story Behind the Eric Hare Wall Mount

Eric began in a storybook. Artist Jessica Hiemstra 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. Eloise, the quiet and quirky fox, was inspired by Hiemstra's cousin, Sarah Bagle, who shaped the collection with her.

A Wink at the Hunting Lodge

For centuries, a mounted animal head on the wall signaled rank in manor halls and hunting lodges. Eric borrows that formal pose. This Eric hare wall hanging gives it a gentler purpose. He is no trophy. He is a portrait of character, and charming hare wall decor. This Jessica Hiemstra wall art has a monocle and a lifted chin. He recalls a proper gentleman in a formal photograph. Fans of animal art will enjoy his wit.

Dressed Animals and Victorian Whimsy

Animals 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. Ploucquet's tableaux even included a hare named Jack Hare. Visitors adored the humor. Eric and Eloise decor keeps that tradition alive. Eric carries the same playful spirit. He is cast metal, a hare wall mount made for your wall rather than a museum case.

The Woodland Crew Beside the Eric Hare Wall Mount

Eric belongs to a charming cast of Eric and Eloise decor. Eloise is a bespeckled fox. Eugene is a monocled moose, and Frankie is a pipe-smoking buck. Charlie is an aviator duck, and Beatrice is a friendly-faced bear. Emerson is a top-hatted pheasant. Margie is a scarf-adorned doe, and Louie is a bow-tied mouse. As Eric and Eloise decor, 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.

Hanging Your Eric Hare Wall Mount

This Eric hare wall mount has a keyhole slot on the back for hanging. At 9 lb, he 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. His antique gold tone looks lovely against deep green or navy walls. Dust the hare wall decor with a soft dry cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners that could dull the finish.

For More Reading from the Web

• See how Victorian taxidermists dressed hares, kittens and squirrels as polite company. Anthropomorphic Taxidermy: How Dead Rodents Became the Darlings of the Victorian Elite - Atlas Obscura
• A scholar asks why the Victorians found animals in human poses so irresistible. Anthropomorphic Taxidermy and the Death of Nature - Cambridge University Press