Louie the Mouse Footed Pot, Eric + Eloise Collection, Antique Gold, 4.75 in H

Meet the Louie Mouse Pot: A Bow-Tied Mouse on a Small Footed Pot

Louie the mouse peeks out from the front of this small pot, with round ears and a bow tie. The pot rests on a short round foot. His cast face glows in antique gold. The pot stands 4.75 in tall and fits a 4 in drop-in pot.

Product Details

• Collection: Eric + Eloise
• Artist: Jessica Hiemstra
• Material: Cast aluminum
• Finish: Antique gold
• Dimensions: 5.75 x 4.5 x 4.75 in
• Weight: 1.8 lb
• Product number: AD1023

The Story Behind the Louie Mouse Pot

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 decor with its own character. Collectors seeking a footed planter pot will find a real story here.

The Cachepot Tradition

The French word cachepot means a pot that hides another pot. Fine households used them to dress plain nursery pots in something prettier. This Louie mouse pot follows that tradition in cast aluminum. Slip a standard 4 in pot inside and the plant looks formally dressed. A footed planter pot lifts the plant off the table. Fans of animal art will smile at him. This Jessica Hiemstra decor is charming on a desk.

The Woodland Crew Beside the Louie Mouse Pot

This piece keeps good company in a cast of Eric and Eloise decor. 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. Frankie is a pipe-smoking buck. Charlie is an aviator duck. 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 Pot

Set the Louie mouse pot on a windowsill, a desk or a holiday table. At 1.8 lb, it is easy to move. It fits a 4 in standard drop-in pot. Try a small tree, a flowering plant or fresh holiday flowers. Dust with a soft dry cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners that could dull the finish. Guests tend to notice a footed planter pot first. Jessica Hiemstra decor 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