Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 10 of Tamuz, 5672 (1912) at Damesek. Text surrounded by multicolored stenciled floral design.
Description:
Bride: Bahyah., Bridegroom: Shelomoh Salim., and Witnesses: Shalom [?] and Refael Manahem [?].
Subject (Geographic):
Damascus (Syria) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Bahyah and Shelomoh Salim
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Syria --Damascus and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Bride: Dada bat ha-manoah Nisim ben ha-manoah Mas'ud bar Sheshet., Bridegroom: Shalom ben ha-manoah Mas'ud Avihatsira., and Witnesses: David Kenafo ; Mosheh ben Simhon.
Subject (Geographic):
Essaouira (Morocco) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Avihatsira, Shalom ben Mas'ud, Bar Sheshet, Dada bat Nisim ben Mas'ud, David Kenafo, and Mosheh ben Simhon
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Morocco --Essaouira and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 1 Sivan 5496 at Ferara (1736). The sign of the outspread hands on the top and the bottom indicate that both the bride and the groom are of priestly families. The name of each of their families thus ends with Kohen. The two figures on top represent wisdom (right) and courage (left). The four cartouches along the inner border depict the four seasons. The writing along the border is from the Book of Ruth. The two large figures on either side of the document represent plenty (right) and justice (left). The pomegranates on the bottom and in the cartouche, depicting summer, symbolize fertility.
Subject (Geographic):
Ferrara (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Eliezer Aaron ben David Abraham ha-Kohen and Guidita bat David ben Moses ha-Kohen
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Ferrara and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 5th of Sivan 5595 (Gregrorian date) at Finali. Document has a rounded top. The outer border is composed of a rim of yellow and red semi-circles. The inner border is composed of green and red circles and surrounds the text. Between the two borders there is a quote from the Book of Psalms and a quote from the Book of Ruth. Above the text is an image of two joined hearts surrounded by a circle, which consists of quotes from the Song of Songs.
Description:
Bride: Hanah bat Barukh Avraham Pesah. and Bridegroom: Elisha Ye'uda bar Yom Tov Hai Donati.
Subject (Geographic):
Finale Emilia (Italy) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Elisha Ye'uda bar Yom Tov Hai Donati and Hanah bat Barukh Avraham Pesah
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Italy --Finale Emilia and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 13th of Elul 5583 at Gibraltar (1823). Text enclosed within two columns joined by arch and surrounded by colored floral patterns.
Description:
Bride: Maknin bat Avraham ... Yisra'el. and Bridegroom: Yitshak bar Shelomoh ... Senanits.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Senanits, Yitshak bar Shelomoh... and Yisra'el, Maknin bat Avraham...
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated 16th of Sivan, 5689 (1929) at Gibraltar. Text is surrounded with floral design of red carnations. Above the text is a crown and below the text is a bow.
Description:
Bride: Mas'uda bat Avraham bar Barukh Tsarfati. and Bridegroom: Menahem bar Mas'ud bar Menahem ... [ben?] 'Ari.
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Mas'uda bat Avraham bar Barukh Tsarfati and Menahem bar Mas'ud bar Menahem ben 'Ari
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on paper, dated 12th of Sivan 5611 (1851) at Herat. Document has slight tears but does not affect text. A multicolored floral rectangular border surrounds the ketubah. Above the ketubah text are blessings for the bride and groom and biblical quotations relating to marriage. There are names of six witnesses within the six circles at the bottom of the text.
Description:
Bride: Shoshanah bat Eliyahu., Bridegroom: Shim'on ben Yehudah., and Witnesses: Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov, Binyamim David ben [?] Kohen, and others.
Subject (Geographic):
Herat (Afghanistan) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Matityahu ben Shemu'el, Shim'on ben Yehudah, Shoshanah bat Eliyahu, and Zekhariya ben Nisim Ya'akov
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Afghanistan --Herat and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 12th of Nisan 5616 (1856) at Itsfahan. Brightly colored elaborate floral illumination surrounds the text. In the center above the text there is a large vase with two lions with a rising sun behind them on either side of the vase, and with two birds above. There is a floral arch on the top of the document and two smaller arches framing the text. The frame of the document contain blessings for the bride and the groom.
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Shelomoh., Bridegroom: Yehezk'el ben Mashiah., and Witnesses: Shelomoh ben Eliyahu, David Yitshak, Sha'ul Binyamin, [?] Aharon, Eliyahu Sha'ul, Matitiyahu Shalom, Yeshu'ah ben Shemu'el (scribe).
Subject (Geographic):
Isfahan(Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
David Yitshak, Eliyahu Sha'ul, Matitiyahu Shalom, Rahel bat Shelomoh, Sha'ul Binyamin, Shelomoh ben Eliyahu, Yehezk'el ben Mashiah, and Yeshu'ah ben Shemu'el
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Isfahan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 27th of Elul 5631 (1871) at Itsfahan. Text surrounded by a scalloped horseshoe arch, with a small arch on either side of the text. Above the text are two large green birds on either side of a blue vase. Two small green birds are on either side of the text. There are brown floral designs throughout the manuscript.
Description:
Bride: Hanah bat Me'ir. and Bridegroom: Nisan ben Yitshak.
Subject (Geographic):
Isfahan (Iran) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Hanah bat Me'ir and Nisan ben Yitshak
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Iran --Isfahan and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated 3rd of Kislev 5649 (1888) at Yerushalem. Document has a scalloped top with two registers. The lower register contains the text of the ketubah and the upper register contains a vase and branches with flowers. The two registers are bordered by a design of blue leaves with red and yellow flowers.
Description:
Bride: Rahel [?] bat [?]. and Bridegroom: Nisim Gershon n. [?].
Subject (Geographic):
Jerusalem --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Nisim Gershon
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Jerusalem and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)