Jewelry Box
- Description
- Wooden jewelry box belonging to Kathleen Moran. The box includes her engraved initials on the front: "KAM." Inside the box are ornaments, jewelry, and other trinkets collected by Moran.
- Historical Notes
- Brooklyn-born Kathleen Moran lived in Bay Ridge. On holidays, she cooked big meals with produce from her garden. When traveling with relatives or friends, she supplied the snacks and the music, favoring doo-wop and show tunes. A property insurance underwriter for Zurich, on September 11, Kathleen was at a meeting at Aon Corporation on the South Tower’s 105th floor. She was 42 years old.
Curator's Comment
This is one of four jewelry boxes owned by Kathleen. She loved to collect ornaments, costume jewelry, and other items that captured her personality and passions.
- Accession Number: C.2012.211.5
- Dimensions: 2.75 in X 8.25 in X 10.25 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 6.985 cm X 20.955 cm X 26.035 cm
- Source: Bernadette Schmoelzer
- Credit Line: Gift of the Moran family in memory of our sister, Kathleen Moran
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