Name/Title
KetubahEntry/Object ID
K_1022Description
Parchment ketubah, for wedding of Yosef son of Yom Tov Chamawi and Simchah daughter of Yitzchak Chamawi. Aleppo, Syria, 13th Nisan 5639 [April 6, 1879]. Ketubah on small, rectangular parchment sheet with upper edge cut into a triangle, as a sort of pediment over a pair of pillars. Ketubah text in Sephardic cursive text, with seven words enlarged and written in hollow square letters and colored in purple and green. Edges surrounded by verses of blessing also written in large, hollow square letters, in matching colors. Signatures of witnesses on edge of ketubah text. For a similar ketubah, see: Sabar (2022), II, no. 306 (KET 161).Dimensions
Height
23 cmWidth
32.5 cmDimension Notes
23 cm w x 32.5 cm hMaterial
ink and paint on parchment