{"product_id":"eric-hare-wall-mount","title":"Eric the Hare Wall Mount, Eric + Eloise Collection, Antique Gold, 27 in H","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMeet the Eric Hare Wall Mount: A Dapper Hare for Your Wall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric is a hare rabbit of great dignity\u003c\/strong\u003e. He wears a \u003cstrong\u003emonocle\u003c\/strong\u003e over one eye and a \u003cstrong\u003ecurled mustache\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\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: 16 x 11 x 27 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 9 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanging: Keyhole slot on the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct number: AD1010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story Behind the Eric Hare Wall Mount\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEric 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. Eloise, the quiet and quirky fox, was inspired by Hiemstra's cousin, Sarah Bagle, who shaped the collection with her.\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. Eric borrows that formal pose. This \u003cstrong\u003eEric hare wall hanging\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/animal-art\"\u003eanimal art\u003c\/a\u003e will enjoy his 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Woodland Crew Beside the Eric Hare Wall Mount\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEric 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHanging Your Eric Hare Wall Mount\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\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":68357396988017,"sku":"AD1010","price":259.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/AD1010-eric-hare-wall-mount-1080sqr.jpg?v=1793904205","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/eric-hare-wall-mount","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}