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)