Dr. Claire Morgan
@meenakari.bsky.social
Jewelry historian. #MaterialCulture. #Decorativearts. #Museums #Mughals #Ottomans. Indophile. Bhagat. Ph.D Political theory; MA Decorative Art & Design History
Enjoyed the State Fair exhibition @Renwick. Check out the corndog version of a Dutch tulip vase, giant maize, many jars of pickled vegetables and the butter cow. #Smithsonian #DC
August 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Enjoyed the State Fair exhibition @Renwick. Check out the corndog version of a Dutch tulip vase, giant maize, many jars of pickled vegetables and the butter cow. #Smithsonian #DC
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival starts today at 11am. If you are in DC, come down to the mall. festival.si.edu #YouthAndTheFutureOfCulture #Smithsonian #DC
July 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival starts today at 11am. If you are in DC, come down to the mall. festival.si.edu #YouthAndTheFutureOfCulture #Smithsonian #DC
Tree Peony and Fern Leaf Peony #Smithsonian
April 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Tree Peony and Fern Leaf Peony #Smithsonian
A ‘Foxy Foxtrot’ tulip. So lovely. #DC #SmithsonianGardens
April 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A ‘Foxy Foxtrot’ tulip. So lovely. #DC #SmithsonianGardens
The Winston Red Diamond -a 2.33c fancy red, the fifth largest in the world and extremely rare (1 in 250m!) as seen today at the #Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Magnificent! #DC #Diamonds
April 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Winston Red Diamond -a 2.33c fancy red, the fifth largest in the world and extremely rare (1 in 250m!) as seen today at the #Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Magnificent! #DC #Diamonds
Really looking forward to this: “The Turban. How it traveled from East to West” via Zoom next Sat. 4/12/25 1pm EST with Chris Filstrup and Jane Merrill. Textile Museum Associates of Southern California. Email info@tmasc.org to register.
April 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Really looking forward to this: “The Turban. How it traveled from East to West” via Zoom next Sat. 4/12/25 1pm EST with Chris Filstrup and Jane Merrill. Textile Museum Associates of Southern California. Email info@tmasc.org to register.
Spring in DC. Glorious colors!
April 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Spring in DC. Glorious colors!
Lots of lovely pearls! Detail of heavily ornamented dancing gopi from a pichwai, Sharad Purinma: Festival of the Autumn Moon, Rajasthan state, Nathdwara, mid-19th century, watercolor, tin, gold on cotton. #NMAA #Smithsonian #jewelry #India
March 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Lots of lovely pearls! Detail of heavily ornamented dancing gopi from a pichwai, Sharad Purinma: Festival of the Autumn Moon, Rajasthan state, Nathdwara, mid-19th century, watercolor, tin, gold on cotton. #NMAA #Smithsonian #jewelry #India
Spring has sprung: the saucer magnolias in the Haupt & Moon Gardens at The #Smithsonian #DC
March 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Spring has sprung: the saucer magnolias in the Haupt & Moon Gardens at The #Smithsonian #DC
Dagger with camel-head hilt, The David Collection, Copenhagen, displayed in the V&A’s The Great Mughals exhibition. Such items were often given to visiting dignitaries as diplomatic gifts. #Mughal #India #DecorativeArts #MaterialCulture
March 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Dagger with camel-head hilt, The David Collection, Copenhagen, displayed in the V&A’s The Great Mughals exhibition. Such items were often given to visiting dignitaries as diplomatic gifts. #Mughal #India #DecorativeArts #MaterialCulture
Look at this guy: Camel-head hilt, about 1620-40 -the reign of #Jahangir -with ruby and emerald floral decoration set in chased and engraved gold. #Mughal #India #DecorativeArts
March 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Look at this guy: Camel-head hilt, about 1620-40 -the reign of #Jahangir -with ruby and emerald floral decoration set in chased and engraved gold. #Mughal #India #DecorativeArts
From the Christie’s description:
March 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
From the Christie’s description:
March 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Brilliant evening listening to @wmarybeard.bsky.social discuss her new book, “Emperor of Rome.” Looking forward to reading it. Chuffed to get my copy signed. #History #Romans #EmperorofRome
February 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Brilliant evening listening to @wmarybeard.bsky.social discuss her new book, “Emperor of Rome.” Looking forward to reading it. Chuffed to get my copy signed. #History #Romans #EmperorofRome
From “In Slavery’s Wake”, National Museum of African American History and Culture, #Smithsonian.
February 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
From “In Slavery’s Wake”, National Museum of African American History and Culture, #Smithsonian.
Penca de Balanganda, Brazil, 19th-20th century worn by enslaved and free Afro-Brazilians for protection, spiritual guidance, and good health. Worn or displayed over the entrances of homes, these charms were also a storage of wealth. #materialculture #Jewelry #Brazil #NMAAHC
February 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Penca de Balanganda, Brazil, 19th-20th century worn by enslaved and free Afro-Brazilians for protection, spiritual guidance, and good health. Worn or displayed over the entrances of homes, these charms were also a storage of wealth. #materialculture #Jewelry #Brazil #NMAAHC
Also a tremendous philanthropist. Great book by Tyrone McKinley Freeman.
February 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Also a tremendous philanthropist. Great book by Tyrone McKinley Freeman.
January 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Detail from Poppy floorspread, cotton, about 1650 (during the reign of Shah Jahan). Probably made in Burhanpur. From the V&As “The Great #Mughals” exhibition. #India #DecorativeArts #materialculture
January 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Detail from Poppy floorspread, cotton, about 1650 (during the reign of Shah Jahan). Probably made in Burhanpur. From the V&As “The Great #Mughals” exhibition. #India #DecorativeArts #materialculture