SOMERLEYTON HALL 1 = SOMERLEYTON HALL 2
Status Vertical mount
Source Wiches Land, East of Spitzbergen
Acquired shot
by Sir Saville Crossley, Bart (first Lord Somerleyton)
Donor owned by Sir Saville Crossley
Preparation by Roland Ward, taxidermist - London
Current location Somerleyton Hall
Notes One of
two bears mounted ‘symmetrically’ and standing in the entrance
hall at Somerleyton Hall. Glass slides exist of the expedition which suggest
that at least one bear may have been brought back alive. A list of slide
names gives an indication of the shooting and capture of respective bears.