Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated the 23rd of Elul 5656 at Mashhad (1896). Red and green rules divide the paper into rectangular sections. The middle section contains the text of the ketubah, while the top and sides are filled with elaborate arch and floral patterns in blue, gold, and silver paint. Above the text are good wishes and the verse, ""I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God. For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels"" (Isaiah 61:10). Strips of red paper pasted on all four sides frame the ketubah. There is some damage to the text containing the Isaiah quote, as well as some damage to the borders.
Description:
Bride: Rivkah bat Ya'akov. and Bridegroom: Mosheh ben Mashiah.
Subject (Geographic):
Mashhad (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mosheh ben Mashiah and Rivkah bat Ya'akov
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Mashhad and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 7th of Shevat 5643 at Padovah (1883). The ketubah is rectangular in shape. The text is enclosed in several printed borders in a lace design. Benedictory blessings can be found on the four sides of the middle border. The colors of the decorations are green, beige and red. Since the groom is a cohen the upper right hand blue shield contains two hands in the benediction gesture. The red shield on the upper left hand contains a heron with a fish in its beak.
Description:
Bride: Ilizah bat Ya'akov Gavri'el Tri'esti., Bridegroom: G�iorg�io Hayim bar Hizkiyah ha-Kohen., and Witnesses: Elisha' Hayim ben ha-manoah Mosheh ... , David bar Yitshak Morpurgo.
Subject (Geographic):
Padua (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
David bar Yitshak Morpurgo, Elisha' Hayim ben Mosheh, G’iorg’io Hayim bar Hizkiyah ha-Kohen, and Ilizah bat Ya'akov Gavri'el Tri'esti
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Padua and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
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:
Bride: Giyorta Le'ah bat Avraham Avinu., Bridegroom: Efrayim bar Binyamin., Rabbi: Gershon bar Mosheh Simhah., and Witnesses: A. Myers and D.R. DaCosta.
Subject (Geographic):
Philadelphia (Pa.) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
DaCosta, D.R, Efrayim bar Binyamin, Le'ah bat Avraham Avinu, Myers, A., and Rabbi: Gershon bar Mosheh Simhah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Pennsylvania --Philadelphia and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 22 of Elul 5642 at Filadelfiya (1882). The signatures of the goom and the witnesses appear in English at the bottom of the text. ""Moses H. Stern & Carrie Kaufman September 6th, 1882"" is written in English on the top left corner of the ketubah text. 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 names of the bride and groom are written at the bottom of the mat. A floral vine motif completes the rest of the frame.
Description:
Bride: Karolin bat Avraham., Bridegroom: Mosheh bar Ya'akov., Rabbi: Gershon bar Mosheh Simhah., and Witnesses: Isaac [B...?], A. Myers.
Subject (Geographic):
Philadelphia (Pa.) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Gershon bar Mosheh Simhah, Karolin bat Avraham, Myers, A., and Stern, Moses H.
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Pennsylvania --Philadelphia and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated the fifth of Adar II 5521 (1761 March 11) at Pisa. Two sections of text containing the marriage contract and conditions (tena'im), surrounded by borders with calligraphed verses. The text of the outer border is from the end of the book of Ruth, consisting of the blessing that the elders give Boaz when he marries Ruth. On the upper left hand corner there is a round stamp with a coat of arms consisting of what appears to be two eagles with a crown above their heads. The signatures of the groom and witnesses appear in Italian at the bottom of the document.
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Yosef Fonsekah. and Bridegroom: David ben Ya'akov Lumbroso.
Subject (Geographic):
Pisa (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Fonsekah, Rahel bat Yosef and Lumbroso, David de Jacob
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Pisa and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 4th of Kislev 5675 (1914) at Pleven (Pilivi). The text is in two sections enclosed in a printed border. The upper section is the marriage agreement and the lower section contains the betrothal conditions. There are three official Bulgarian stamps with the marriage agreement and, with the betrothal conditions, one official Bulgarian stamp along with the stamp of the Jewish court.
Description:
Verso blank.
Subject (Geographic):
Pleven (Bulgaria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Bulgaria --Pleven and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum dated 30th of Nisan 5584 at Portsmoit (1824). The text is both written in by hand and printed and is surrounded by two columns on either side. Above the columns are two putti, which stand beside an oval which is topped by a crown. The two putti are blowing trumpets which are emitting a song of blessings for the bride and groom. At the bottom are several signatures including that of the groom and witnesses.
Description:
Bride: Hena bat Barukh ha-Levi. and Bridegroom: Eli'ezer ben Binyamin ha-Levi.
Subject (Geographic):
Portsmouth (England) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Eli'ezer ben Binyamin ha-Levi and Hena bat Barukh ha-Levi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --England --Portsmouth and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 26th of Iyar 5553 at Roma (1793). The text is written in Italian block letters and is enclosed in a double floral frame. The frame includes micrography consisting of the entire Book of Ruth. The bottom is scalloped with a vase in the center of the triangle, which is typical of ketubot from Rome. The text on the outside of the frame includes blessings for the bride and groom taken from the book of Ruth, Psalms, and Proverbs. Above the text is a coat of arms, with a crown held up by two putti. The coat of arms is apparently that of the Modigliani family (ancestors of the famous painter?).
Description:
Bride: Rosa bat Menahem Modili'ani., Bridegroom: Avraham Hayim ben Efraim Modili'ani., and Witnesses: Shemu'el Yosef bar Mosheh ha-Kohen ; Shelomoh David ben Matsliah di Kastro.
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Avraham Hayim ben Efraim Modili'ani, Rosa bat Menahem Modili'ani, Shelomoh David ben Matsliah di Kastro, and Shemu'el Yosef bar Mosheh ha-Kohen
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Rome and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 3rd of Adar 5557 at Roma (1797). The geometric ornamental borders on this ketubah differ from the more traditional floral designs found on most Italian ketubot of this period. The scalloped bottom is typical of ketubot from Rome. The Hebrew writing along the border is from the Book of Ruth followed by a series of blessings evoking the patriarchs and matriarchs, and Mordecai and Esther (surprisingly, since the two were not husband and wife). The day of the week of the wedding is written in red ink in a cartouche at the center of the document. The micrography on the lower rounded edge is of the seven blessings recited at the Jewish wedding ceremony.
Description:
Bride: Stila bat Menahem mi-Modili'ani., Bridegroom: Natan ben Shelomoh Rini'ani., Imperfect: decorative border mutilated; no loss of text., and Witnesses: Avraham bar Yosef Toskano ; Shelomoh Yosef bar Eliyah mi-Kori.
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Avraham bar Yosef Toskano, Nathan ben Solomon Rignani, Shelomoh Yosef bar Eliyah mi-Kori, and Stella bat Menahem Modigliani
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Rome and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 5th of Hesvan 5578 at Roma (1817). Micrography surrounding the text includes biblical passages and prayers relating to marriage. There is additional text in the borders written in larger Italian block letters, which consists of further bibilical quotations relating to blessings for the bride and groom as well as blessings that relate to the patriarchs and the matriarchs. The micrography within the inner and outer border form diamond shaped sections, which contain elaborate floral designs. The ornamented cartouches above and below the text include both scenes and playful ditties relating to love and courtship. The day of the week of the wedding is written in large gilded letters in the center of the document. The scalloped bottom is typical of ketubot from Rome.
Description:
Bride: Gratsi'a bat Ya'akov Hayim 'Azkari'el., Bridegroom: Hananiyah ben Re'uven Mansi., and Witnesses: Yehoshu'a Gershon ben David Binyamin Ashkenazi ; Shemu'el Ya'akov ben Mosheh 'Anav.
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Gratsi'a bat Ya'akov Hayim 'Azkari'el, Hananiyah ben Re'uven Mansi, Shemu'el Ya'akov ben Mosheh 'Anav, and Yehoshu'a Gershon ben David Binyamin Ashkenazi
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Rome and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)