Jar
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2014.459.1
Dimensions: 5 in X 5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 12.7 cm X 12.7 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 12.7 cm X 12.7 cm
Credit Line: Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum
Description
Ceramic cookie jar, no lid, depicting city skylines including the World Trade Center Twin Towers and the Statue of Liberty. The bottom border of the jar includes images of small clocks showing different times in major cities around the world.
Ceramic cookie jar, no lid, depicting city skylines including the World Trade Center Twin Towers and the Statue of Liberty. The bottom border of the jar includes images of small clocks showing different times in major cities around the world.
Historical Notes
Soon after it was built, the World Trade Center, and specifically the Twin Towers, took on iconic status. Although initially criticized for their architecture of "gigantism," the two soaring towers soon became a landmark, looming large in the public imagination as an icon of New York City’s audacity and vitality. They were seen as a symbol of America itself—a place of possibilities and dreams that defied limitation.
The Twin Towers, one of New York City’s most photographed landmarks, were used in marketing, featured on postcards and souvenirs, and appeared in movies and television.
Soon after it was built, the World Trade Center, and specifically the Twin Towers, took on iconic status. Although initially criticized for their architecture of "gigantism," the two soaring towers soon became a landmark, looming large in the public imagination as an icon of New York City’s audacity and vitality. They were seen as a symbol of America itself—a place of possibilities and dreams that defied limitation.
The Twin Towers, one of New York City’s most photographed landmarks, were used in marketing, featured on postcards and souvenirs, and appeared in movies and television.
