{"product_id":"louie-the-mouse-footed-pot","title":"Louie the Mouse Footed Pot, Eric + Eloise Collection, Antique Gold, 4.75 in H","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMeet the Louie Mouse Pot: A Bow-Tied Mouse on a Small Footed Pot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLouie 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.\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: 5.75 x 4.5 x 4.75 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 1.8 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct number: AD1023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story Behind the Louie Mouse Pot\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 decor with its own character. Collectors seeking a footed planter pot will find a real story here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Cachepot Tradition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/animal-art\"\u003eanimal art\u003c\/a\u003e will smile at him. This Jessica Hiemstra decor is charming on a desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Woodland Crew Beside the Louie Mouse Pot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDisplaying Your Louie Mouse Pot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet 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.\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":68359355957361,"sku":"AD1023","price":41.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/AD1023-louie-mouse-pot-2-1080sqr_841702e7-9f0a-445f-b597-9dc80584d83b.jpg?v=1793924695","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/louie-the-mouse-footed-pot","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}