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Lord Provost's Desk
Lord Provost's Desk
Lord Provost's Desk
Lord Provost's Desk

Lord Provost's Desk

Object NameDesk
Mediumoak
ClassificationsCivic
DimensionsOverall: Height: 102 cm, Width: 78.5 cm
AcquisitionTransferred in 1994 from Aberdeen City Council.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS024244
Keywords
About MeOak desk used by Councillors in Aberdeen City Council chambers, until the chambers were modernised. The desk is the one at which the Lord Provost sat, and was last used by Lord Provost Lennox. Like the chair it is carved with the city crest, featuring the tree towers flanked by leopards. Thistles, representing Scotland, are also carved down the sides.
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