{"product_id":"louie-the-mouse-butler-stand","title":"Louie the Mouse Butler Stand, Eric + Eloise Collection, Antique Gold, 24 in H","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMeet the Louie Mouse Butler Stand: A Bow-Tied Mouse with a Small Round Tray\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouie 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.\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 x 11.5 x 24 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 15 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct number: AD1040\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story Behind the Louie Mouse Butler Stand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouie 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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Tiny Butler for a Grand Hall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMice 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/animal-art\"\u003eanimal art\u003c\/a\u003e will smile at him. This Jessica Hiemstra butler is a very small gentleman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Woodland Crew Beside the Louie Mouse Butler Stand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDisplaying Your Louie Mouse Butler Stand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlace 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.\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":68359351992433,"sku":"AD1040","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/AD1040-louie-mouse-butler-stand-1-1080sqr.jpg?v=1793923962","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/louie-the-mouse-butler-stand","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}