Paxton House possesses the pre-eminent public collection of Chippendale furniture in Scotland. The original bill exists to prove Chippendale's authorship of many pieces, while others are recorded in a series of letters.

  
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In 1813-14 William Trotter, the leading Edinburgh cabinet-maker was commissioned to furnish the new Library and Picture Gallery. The richly styled rosewood suites which he supplied are widely regarded as the finest examples of Regency period Scottish furniture in existence.