Wonderful Antique French Hand-embroidered Figurative Doily: Soleil hardwood bossing hammer Maybe not exactly my usual

Maybe not exactly my usual thing

predates Jackie's look by nearly 60 years

as it seems what was once a cloth interior lining has been removed

one forearm

Of course I like it for the EYE (as in Critical Eye

Wonderful Antique French Hand-embroidered Figurative Doily: Soleil hardwood bossing hammer Maybe not exactly my usualClearly 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