Ketubah : Philadelphia (Pa.), United States, 1881, November 30
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Description
- Title
- Ketubah : Philadelphia (Pa.), United States, 1881, November 30
- Contributor
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DaCosta, D.R
Efrayim bar Binyamin
Le'ah bat Avraham Avinu
Myers, A.
Rabbi: Gershon bar Mosheh Simhah - Published / Created
- 1881 November 30
- Publication Place
- Philadelphia (Pa.), United States
- Abstract
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Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 8th of Kislev 5642 at Filadelfiya (1881). The signatures of the goom and the witnesses appear in the Latin alphabet at the bottom of the text. The full names of the bride and groom and the date appear in English on the upper left hand side of the document. The benedictory statement at the top of the document and the day of the week are written in gilded large block Hebrew letters. The remainder of the document is written in small Hebrew block letters. The traditional text is framed by an illuminated mat, which was added later. Its art and style appear to follow forms of American folk-art with designs reminiscent of the patterns on cross-stitch samplers. Philadelphia is written at the top of the mat underneath an image of the bride and groom under a wedding canopy, with the Hebrew and Gregorian years of the marriage written on either side. The surnames of the bride and groom are written at the bottom of the mat. A floral vine motif completes the rest of the frame.
- Description
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Bride: Giyorta Le'ah bat Avraham Avinu.
Bridegroom: Efrayim bar Binyamin.
Rabbi: Gershon bar Mosheh Simhah.
Witnesses: A. Myers and D.R. DaCosta. - Extent
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1 l.
60 x 46 cm.
color illustration - Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Hebrew MSS Suppl 43 (Broadside)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- mixed material
- Genre
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Autographs
Illustrations
Ketubahs
Manuscripts
Marginalia - Subject (Geographic)
- Philadelphia (Pa.) --Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name)
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DaCosta, D.R
Efrayim bar Binyamin
Le'ah bat Avraham Avinu
Myers, A.
Rabbi: Gershon bar Mosheh Simhah - Subject (Topic)
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Ketubah --Pennsylvania --Philadelphia
Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8592775
- Object ID (OID)
- 2068688