Kodiak bear
Category
Natural History / Taxidermy
Date
1882
Materials
Plinth with taxidermy Kodiak bear holding wooden tray
Measurements
1975 mm (H); 600 mm (W); 600 mm (D)
Order this imageCollection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 836080
Summary
A female Kodiak bear standing upright and holding a wooden tray. The plinth is inscribed: "Bear shot Lake Ladoga / December 24th 1880, by Mr Kennedy / 2nd Secretary to H.M.'s Embassy, / was presented by him to Henry Viscount Bangor, / November 23rd 1882." Lake Ladoga is in Russia.
Provenance
Purchased from the 7th Lord Bangor in 1967 with a grant from the Ulster Land Fund.
Marks and inscriptions
Bear shot Lake Ladoga / December 24th 1880, by Mr Kennedy / 2nd Secretary to H.M.'s Embassy, / was presented by him to Henry Viscount Bangor, / November 23rd 1882.