F, embroidered, 1800-1849, Persian Plain weave cotton embroidered with silk in straight stitches. This is part of an unfinished piece. One trouser panel has been cut into four pieces. The original length runs from one selvedge to the other and was therefore cut across the width of the cotton fabric. The correct order of the four pieces from the top is: 849C-1875, 849A-1875, 849-1875, 849B-1875. This illustrates how such pieces were laid out and worked: there is no underdrawing and the diagonal lines, which are worked first, are not evenly spaced. One colour is worked first, and the second is added. Then the brackets are worked - again, these are not evenly spaced. Then the outlines of the flowers are worked. The top and bottom have been cut through the embroidery. There is a narrow line of green stitching down either side. There is a series of chevron stripes running from lower right to upper left. These have been worked in pink and green silk. Those in the upper right hand corner are worked in green only. Threads: light green, pink; 2S