Ketubah

Name/Title

Ketubah

Entry/Object ID

K_1020

Description

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

1753

Place

* Untyped Place

Mantua, Italy

Dimensions

Height

46 cm

Width

41 cm

Dimension Notes

46 cm h x 41 cm w

Material

Ink on parchment