Henry Ford II was the eldest grandson of the founder of the Ford Motor company and president of the company himself between 1945 and 1960. His father Edsel Ford I, was a renowned collector and art benefactor.
Similar ornament, particularly the angular white sections, can be found in the published works of Corvinianus Saur (1575-1635) goldsmith to Christian IV of Denmark and the Parisian Jacques Hurtu (1584-1635). See: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/content-search?q=corvinianus%20saur and https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!?q=Jacques%20Hurtu&perPage=20&sortBy=Relevance&offset=0&pageSize=0

A particularly early example would include the embroidered ornament worn by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, painted by an unknown artist circa 1546 (London, National Portrait Gallery)