Hi Devon It reminds me of Pattern 21A, Book I of Le Pompe, 1559. The braid in the Le Pompe example has picots and holes, but the principle of an undulating floral design worked in a braid, surrounded by straight footside braids appear stylistically very medieval. Your example's thread is in excellent condition. You can clearly see that the tally-braid was made with three pairs. Fascinating! My guess would be that the piece is contemporaneous to the laces patterned in Le Pompe.
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