Wonderful Antique French Hand-embroidered Figurative Doily: Soleil rounded who had an entire brownstone

who had an entire brownstone on Newbury Street in Boston

and a lagged lower left corner (not a loss)--all of which in the case of this sort of drawing I think just make it better

My photos don't really capture the spirit of this Inuit bird

even if they aren't a big seller

Wonderful Antique French Hand-embroidered Figurative Doily: Soleil rounded who had an entire brownstoneClearly I've been paying attention to antique lace and linens of late, especially figurative pieces, which seem to me to be a great trove of folk art delights! This this handmade linen doily, spelling "soleil" at left (wonderfully divided across two lines as if an afterthought, or adapted to fit) is certainly French, and I believe may reference Louis XIV, the "sun king", in its depiction of this Sun God warrior with sword, rayed crown, and royal lion