Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 13th of Tevet 5651at Tetuan (1891). Text is bordered by columns, arch, two birds, and leaf patterns painted in red, green, brown and black.
Description:
Bride: Estrelya bat Atsiyag. and Bridegroom: Hayim ben Gikito.
Subject (Geographic):
Tetouan (Morocco) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Estrelya bat Asayagh and Hayim ben Giquito
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Morocco --Tetouan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 9th of Sivan 5660 (1900) at Tetuan. Text within a horseshoe arch surrounded by a floral design with two birds on either side of the upper end of the arch. Above the arch are blessings for the bride and the groom.
Description:
Bride: G'amilah bat Ya'akov Ben Yamin. and Bridegroom: Shemu'el bar Ya'akov 'Ati'ah.
Subject (Geographic):
Tetouan (Morocco) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
G'amilah bat Ya'akov Ben Yamin and Shemu'el bar Ya'akov 'Ati'ah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Morocco --Tetouan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated 7 Tamuz 5549 at Saloniki, Greece. Surrounding the two columns of text are birds, flowers, fruit, columns, biblical sayings, Eshet Hayil, Shir ha-shirim. The right column contains the marriage terms and the left column contains the betrothal terms. Colors used are brown, with coral & dark grayish blue-green.
Description:
Bride: Simha demitkarit Simholah bat Mosheh [Shemu'el?] and Bridegroom: Ye'oshu'a ben Eliyahu [?].
Subject (Geographic):
Thessalonike (Greece) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Simha bat Mosheh Shemu'el and Ye'oshu'a ben Eliyahu
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Greece --Thessalonike and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 26th of Elul, 5628 at Saloniki, (1868). There are two columns of text, the right column contains the kidushim (marriage conditions) and the left column contains the tena'im (betrothal conditions), illuminated with floral patterns in lavender ink on top and sides.
Description:
Witnesses: Shemu'el Matalon.
Subject (Geographic):
Thessalonike (Greece) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Matalon, Shemu'el
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Greece --Thessalonike and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 9th of Tamuz 5660 (1900) at [Turkey?]. The document is in the shape of a house with a scalloped top. The upper register contains a circle, which includes the blessing of Isaac to Jacob, Genesis 27:28. The Hebrew lettering and the scallops above are colored with gold and silver metallic paint. There are floral decorations throughout the ketubah.
Description:
Bride: Marat [?] bat Avraham. and Bridegroom: Yisra'el Katarbas ben Nisim Yitshak Katarbas.
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Yisra'el Katarbas ben Nisim Yitshak Katarbas
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Turkey and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 15th of Sivan 5669 (1909). The text, written in very small Sephardic cursive hand, is enclosed by a floral frame. Above the text is a decorative floral square, which also contains blessings for the bride and groom. This ketubah has horizontal creases, which indicates that it was stored folded over many times. The text is difficult to read by non-specialists in Sephardic cursive.
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Turkey and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, printed, ink on paper, dated 17th of Adar 2 5681 at Varnah (1921). Document has two columns of text in Rashi script, one contains the marriage agreement and the other contains the conditions of betrothal. The text is surrounded by an illuminated border in gold and multicolored inks. At the top are traditional verses, a six pointed star, and an emblem of a handshake of the bride and groom. On the sides and bottom are decorative columns with detailed botanical illustrations.
Description:
Bride: Kadonah Salim bat Yitshak Salim. and Bridegroom: Mordekhai Ashkenazi ben Zekharyah Ashkenazi.
Subject (Geographic):
Varna (Bulgaria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Kadonah Salim bat Yitshak Salim and Mordekhai Ashkenazi ben Zekharyah Ashkenazi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Bulgaria --Varna and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 3 Tevet 5538 at Virtsilli (1778). The document is scalloped at the top and within the upper border are two joined ovals with pictures of a laver pouring water over hands and hands forming the gesture of the priestly blessing to symbolize that the marriage is joining a groom from the Levi family and a bride from the Kohen family. The text is surrounded by a floral border in various shades of blue and brown. The text is written in Italian block letters, however the ink is quite faded.
Description:
Bride: Rivkah Gratsyah bat Hilel Shalom Katsi. and Bridegroom: Aharon Yehoshu'a ben Elisha' Hayim Levi Gatinara.
Subject (Geographic):
Vercelli (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Gatinara, Aharon Yehoshu'a ben Elisha' Hayim Levi and Katsi, Rivkah Gratsyah bat Hilel Shalom
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Vercelli and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, black ink on paper, dated the 29th of Kislev 5594 at Vidin (1833). There are two columns of text. On the right side is the marriage agreement (kidushin) and on the left side are the terms of betrothal (erusin), both signed by the same witnesses. In the left side there is additional text at the bottom, most likely enumerating the dowry. The text is written in Sephardic script. The top of the ketubah is in the shape of a scalloped triangle. Above the text are two fish, and in the center is a six pointed star, which contain allusions to Jacob�s blessing of Joseph in Genesis 48. In the center of the star, the names of the groom and bride are mentioned as Yitshak and Simhah. On either side of the star are blessings for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Simhah bat? and Bridegroom: Yitshak ben?
Subject (Geographic):
Vidin (Bulgaria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Bulgaria --Vidin and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)