HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS. Marriage Contract. Ketubbah bearing the place Ancona and date Wednesday, 10 Cheshvan 5483 (21 October 1722). Later hand-painted on vellum, 645 x 485 mm. Groom: Solomon, son of Abba ha-Cohen; Bride: Safira(?), daughter of the late Isaac Alcostantini. The contract's arched top and floral border, surmounted by a Star of David and framed by biblical inscriptions, is in the style of 18th and 19th-century ketubbot from Ancona and other Italian cities. Enclosed in modern, glazed frame; not examined outside of frame. Sabar, Ketubbah , pp. 47-55 -- Ketubbah bearing the place Isfahan and date Tuesday, 27 Tishrei, 5620 (25 October 1859). Later hand-painted on paper, 575 x 450 mm. Groom: Moses, son of Abraham; Bride: Rachel, daughter of Jacob. The contract's decoration imitates Isfahan's most popular type of ketubbah border. Especially prevalent in the second half of the 19th century, this decorative scheme shows in its upper half a multifoil arch filled with foliage and dominated by two lions with suns rising from their backs (the national symbol of Persia) flanking a central cypress tree. The page's lower half contains the text and is framed by additional panels with foliage and birds. Inscriptions frame the document. Modern glazed frame; not examined outside of frame. Sabar, Ketubbah , pp. 327-329 and 331-336. (2)
HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS. Marriage Contract. Ketubbah bearing the place Ancona and date Wednesday, 10 Cheshvan 5483 (21 October 1722). Later hand-painted on vellum, 645 x 485 mm. Groom: Solomon, son of Abba ha-Cohen; Bride: Safira(?), daughter of the late Isaac Alcostantini. The contract's arched top and floral border, surmounted by a Star of David and framed by biblical inscriptions, is in the style of 18th and 19th-century ketubbot from Ancona and other Italian cities. Enclosed in modern, glazed frame; not examined outside of frame. Sabar, Ketubbah , pp. 47-55 -- Ketubbah bearing the place Isfahan and date Tuesday, 27 Tishrei, 5620 (25 October 1859). Later hand-painted on paper, 575 x 450 mm. Groom: Moses, son of Abraham; Bride: Rachel, daughter of Jacob. The contract's decoration imitates Isfahan's most popular type of ketubbah border. Especially prevalent in the second half of the 19th century, this decorative scheme shows in its upper half a multifoil arch filled with foliage and dominated by two lions with suns rising from their backs (the national symbol of Persia) flanking a central cypress tree. The page's lower half contains the text and is framed by additional panels with foliage and birds. Inscriptions frame the document. Modern glazed frame; not examined outside of frame. Sabar, Ketubbah , pp. 327-329 and 331-336. (2)
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