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Ketubah : Essaouira, Morocco
Title
Ketubah : Essaouira, Morocco, 1928, October 24.
כתובה : אצוירא, מרוקו, 5689, חשון 10.
Physical Description
1 item ([1] leaf) ; 36 x 46 cm.
Language
Aramaic; Hebrew
Notes
In Aramaic and Hebrew.
Provenance
Purchased from Vinograd and Rosenfeld on the Alexander Lowenthal Book Fund, 2008.
Biographical / Historical Note
Bridegroom: Shalom ben ha-manoaḥ Masʻud Aviḥatsira.
Bride: Dada bat ha-manoaḥ Nisim ben ha-manoaḥ Masʻud bar Sheshet.
Witnesses: David Kenafo ; Mosheh ben Simḥon.
Summary
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated the tenth of Ḥeshṿan 5689 (1928 October 24) at Atsaṿira. The text is enclosed in two arches with columns in art deco design. Surrounding the text is a border with leaves in fleur-de-lis design. The outer border consists of blessings for the bride and groom in calligraphy in gold Hebrew letters.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
December 22, 2008
References
Ketubah, Essaouira, Morocco, 1928 October 24. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Ketubah, Essaouira, Morocco, 1928 October 24. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ketubahs - Morocco - Essaouira - 20th century.
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