Louie the Mouse Butler Stand, Eric + Eloise Collection, Antique Gold, 24 in H

Meet the Louie Mouse Butler Stand: A Bow-Tied Mouse with a Small Round Tray

Louie the mouse stands upright with big round ears and a neat bow tie. He holds a small circular tray in front of him. His cast body glows in antique gold, with a softly aged finish. He stands 24 in tall.

Product Details

• Collection: Eric + Eloise
• Artist: Jessica Hiemstra
• Material: Cast aluminum
• Finish: Antique gold
• Dimensions: 13 x 11.5 x 24 in
• Weight: 15 lb
• Product number: AD1040

The Story Behind the Louie Mouse Butler Stand

Louie 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 as a holiday offering. It has grown into a year-round series with a whole cast of characters. Louie is the smallest of the woodland crew and the most formally dressed. As Eric and Eloise decor, this piece carries a bit of that story into your home. Each one is Jessica Hiemstra butler with its own character. Collectors seeking a standing mouse figure will find a real story here.

A Tiny Butler for a Grand Hall

Mice have starred in storybooks since Aesop told of the town mouse and the country mouse. This Louie mouse butler stand puts the smallest guest in charge of the door. Grand houses once placed servant figures in entry halls to hold a tray. Louie does the same job at a gentler scale. The standing mouse figure suits a small foyer. Fans of animal art will smile at him. This Jessica Hiemstra butler is a very small gentleman.

The Woodland Crew Beside the Louie Mouse Butler Stand

This piece keeps good company in a cast of Eric and Eloise decor. Frankie is a pipe-smoking buck. Charlie is an aviator duck. Beatrice is a bear in round glasses. Emerson is a top-hatted pheasant. Margie is a scarf-adorned doe. Avery is a pheasant in a fascinator. Eloise is a bespeckled fox. Eric is a mustached hare in a monocle. Eugene is a monocled moose. The collection celebrates friendship across differences. A quirky woodland crew finds belonging in one another. Each character has its own accessory and personality, so the cast invites collecting. The collection also includes wall mounts, busts, pots, bowls and candle holders.

Displaying Your Louie Mouse Butler Stand

Place the Louie mouse butler stand in an entry, a hallway or beside a sofa. At 15 lb, he stands firmly on a level floor. Rest keys, candies or place cards on his small round tray. Keep him clear of busy walkways. Dust with a soft dry cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners that could dull the finish. Guests tend to notice a standing mouse figure first. Jessica Hiemstra butler like this suits any room. Eric and Eloise decor mixes easily with both vintage and modern pieces.

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