how to create multiple box using jquery?

how to create multiple box using jquery?

HTML

<div id="panel" style="display:inline; float:left;position: relative; width: 140px; height: 200px;  border:solid 2px; border-color: red;cursor: pointer;"></div>

JavaScript

noC = 3;
for(i= 0; i < noC;i++) {
    $("#panel").append(function(){     
        return $("#panel").find('div').length==0?$(this).clone(): $("#panel").find('div:first').clone();
    });
}