1 item ([1] leaf) ; 52 x 45 cm.

Aramaic

In Aramaic and Hebrew.

Purchased from Bery Gross on the Arthur D. Krom Fund, 2011.

Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on vellum, dated the 7th of Shevaṭ 5614 at Firentsi (1854). A rectangular ketubah with the text written in square Hebrew letters typical of Italian-Jewish scribes in nineteenth century Italy. According to the scholar Shalom Sabar, the illumination was added later. Surrounding the text is an inscription taken from the wedding ceremony of Italian Jews with repeated statements expressing the wish that God bless the bride and groom as he blessed the patriarchs and matriarchs. In addition to the signatures of the two witnesses, which are quite faded, the groom's signature appears on the opposite side of the document. There is a note in Italian at the bottom that affirms that the notary Ferdinando Cartoni registered the civil contract on 1 February, 1854.

May 10, 2011

Ketubah, Florence, Italy, 1854. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Ketubah, Florence, Italy, 1854. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Ketubahs - Italy - Florence - 19th century.