Name/Title
KetubahEntry/Object ID
K_1020Description
4th Kislev, 5514 (November 30, 1753). Ketubah on rectangular parchment sheet, entirely decorated in micography composed of verses from Shir HaShirim, written alternately in three colors. At the top of the ketubah is a decoration shaped as a large crown, with two ribbons with verses of blessing on the sides. Signatures of witnesses on edges: Gur Ayeh son of Binyamin Finzi and Aharon son of Yosef Baruch Cases the physician (rabbis of Mantua). For similar ketubot from Modena, see Sabar (2022), vol. I, nos. 15-16; Kedem Auction 101 17 February 2025, lot 17.Made/Created
Date made
1753Place
* Untyped Place
Mantua, ItalyDimensions
Height
46 cmWidth
41 cmDimension Notes
46 cm h x 41 cm w