Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 14th of Nisan 5624 (1864) at Ankona. Document has a scalloped top. The text is surrounded by a multicolored floral border lined in red. Above the text is a multicolored floral wreath, which surrounds blessings for the bride and groom. The design is typical of ketubot from Ancona.
Description:
Bride: Safirantsa called Evginya bat Avraham Kampus. and Bridegroom: Mosheh Shemu'el ben Avraham Tseva.
Subject (Geographic):
Ancona (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mosheh Shemu'el ben Avraham Tseva and Safirantsa (Evginya) bat Avraham Kampus
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ancona and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 4th of Tevet 5637 at Ankona (1876). The upper end is shaped like a triangle, and the border consists of a floral wreath which also forms a triangle at the top. There is a bow at the center of the bottom.
Description:
Bride: Miryam bat Barukh me-Askoli., Bridegroom: Mazal Tov ben Shemu'el ben Shabtai., and Witnesses: Yosef Pi'atsa, Shelomo Mosheh Me'adumim.
Subject (Geographic):
Ancona (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mazal Tov ben Shemu'el ben Shabtai, Miryam bat Barukh me-Askoli, Shelomo Mosheh Me'adumim, and Yosef Pi'atsa
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ancona and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 14th Tishre 5638 at Ankona (1877). The text is surrouned by a floral wreath frame with a bow at the top and a bow at the bottom. Above the text is a floral wreath which contains blessings for the bride and groom. Some of the paint is faded or chipped. Dimensions include the beige mat.
Description:
Bride: Matildi bat ha-manoah Elisha' Sha'ar Aryeh. and Bridegroom: Elisha' ben Shemu'el ha-Kohen.
Subject (Geographic):
Ancona (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Elisha' ben Shemu'el ha-Kohen and Matildi bat Elisha' Sha'ar Aryeh
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ancona and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 12th of Shevat 5638 at Ankona (1878). Document has a triangular scalloped top. The text is surrounded by a multicolored floral border lined in red. A wreath at the top contains benedictory statements for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Luisa bat Shemu'el ha-Kohen., Bridegroom: Yisakhar ben Shimson G�entilomo., and Witnesses: Daniyel Meshulam [?], Shelomoh Mosheh [?].
Subject (Geographic):
Ancona (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Luisa bat Shemu'el ha-Kohen and Yisakhar ben Shimson Gentilomo
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ancona and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 8th of Sivan 5638 at Ankona (1878). The top of the document is scalloped. The floral decorations are in green, blue, red and yellow. On the top is a floral laurel, in which are contained traditional blessings for the bride and groom. The text is enclosed in a red square border.
Description:
Bride: Yulia bat Matitiyah Be'er., Bridegroom: Ya'akov ben ha-manoah El'azar Oliviti., and Witnesses: Mosheh Maskoli ; Yosef Pi'atsa.
Subject (Geographic):
Ancona (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mosheh Maskoli, Ya'akov ben El'azar Oliviti, Yosef Pi'atsa, and Yulia bat Matitiyah Be'er
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ancona and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 12th of Ellul 5707 (1947) at Bigar. Text is within a floral rectangular design. Above the text are three rectangles that include traditional blessings for the bride and groom.
Description:
Bride: Kurshid bat Ezrah Kidusi. and Bridegroom: Yitshak Kidusi ben Nehemya Kidusi.
Subject (Geographic):
Bijar, Iran --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Kurshid bat Ezrah Kidusi and Yitshak Kidusi ben Nehemya Kidusi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Bijar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 20th of Menahem 5671 (1911) at Bombay. Text surrounded by a floral border with two large peacocks on top painted in vivid colors. The upper text is in the shape of an oval and above it is a crown, probably in reference to the British Crown. The bottom text is in a scalloped square. The upper text contains blessings for the bride and groom, including biblical quotations. The outer border consists of verses from Psalm 137 beginning with If I forget you, Jerusalem ... and verses from Psalm 128. All borders are gold colored.
Description:
Bride: Rivkah bar [i.e. bat] Binyamin., Bridegroom: Shalom bar Aharon., Scribe: Na'im ben Avraham ben Mashiah., and Witnesses: Me'ir ben Eliyahu and Nisan ben Ya'akov.
Subject (Geographic):
Bombay (India) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Me'ir ben Eliyahu, Na'im ben Avraham ben Mashiah, Nisan ben Ya'akov, Rivkah bat Binyamin, and Shalom bar Aharon
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Bombay --India and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 6th of Tishre 5676 at Bombay (1915). A green printed border encloses the handwritten text. Above the text is the circular stamp of the Magen David Synagogue, Bombay, in red ink. Beneath the text, near the signatures of the witnesses and groom, the bride put a circular mark in lieu of her signature.
Description:
Bride: Havah bat Eliyahu Barukh. and Bridegroom: Re'uven ben Yisra'el Re'uven.
Subject (Geographic):
Bombay (India) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Havah bat Eliyahu Barukh and Re'uven ben Yisra'el Re'uven
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Bombay --India and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the first of Elul, 5540 at Bozolo (1780). According to the scholar Shalom Sabar, this ketubah is the product of a workshop in either Ancona or Lugo. The bride�s family, Cantoni (also spelled Canton), was the dominant Jewish family of Bozzolo. The bridegroom�s family, whose coat-of-arms decorates the top border, commissioned the ketubah. The text is framed by an elaborately painted and cut-out border. The inner frame contains large birds perched on branches, while the exterior frame contains medallions with biblical and other figurative miniatures set in rich floral decoration.
Description:
Bride: Sarah [Gisiyah?] bat ha-manoah Yonah Menahem Kantoni. and Bridegroom: Natan Hayim ben ha-manoah Ya'akov Barukh Monteki'ari.
Subject (Geographic):
Bozzolo (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Cantoni, Sarah Gisiyah bat Yonah Menahem and Monteki'ari, Natan Hayim ben Ya'akov Barukh
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Bozzolo and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)