2024 Sterling Silver Star and Snowflake Ornament Set*The Met Store Hot

An art ornament set inspired by The Met collection.

These luxurious sterling-silver star and snowflake ornaments celebrate two spectacular shields in The Met’s Arms and Armor collection.

Our 2024 star honors a spectacular German shield. Belonging to a small 16th-century garniture (a suit with modifiable elements) forged for the Elizabethan courtier Sir John Smythe (1534–1607), the original shield is stamped with a mark consisting of the letter “A” within a pearled circle on the interior. The exterior is wonderfully etched and gilded, with cartouches featuring allegorical figures of Fortune, Justice, and Fortitude.

This year’s collectible snowflake adapts the magnificent detailing on an Indian shield, or dhál. Forged in the 19th century, the shield boasts an extraordinary…See More