This masterpiece has solid mahogany double doors of large flame cut timber sheet derived from either the fork of a major branch joined the trunk, or from buttresses of the mahogany tree. This timber came from Jamaica where it had been cut down by enslaved people clearing tropical rainforest to make way for plantations.

It is decorated with quadrants, eight petalled floral paterae (stylised flowers), a moulded and fluted cornice with acanthus flourishes at the corners. It retains just one of the signature Chippendale marbled paper covered trays to store clothes upon.

The defining feature of this clothes press is the use of fine materials that are not showy. The wood and not its embellishment, provides the decorative focus of this piece. The material then, was costly, but its enrichment was reduced to a minimum.

This was conserved in 2022 with funding from Museums Galleries Scotland.