#ketubah — Public Fediverse posts

Italian Jewish ketubah, celebrating the wedding of Abraham, the son of Jacob Lopez, to Dona Luna, the daughter of David Marini on Wednesday, 15th of Av, 5458.

this ketubah was photographed by Sotheby's and is currently held in a private collection, but the photo is in the public domain.

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Cochin Jewish ketuba, the certificate of the marriage of Haim Hallegua to Miriam Koder, in 1923 - witnesses Abraham Cohen and Reuben Hallegua.

photo from India’s Jewish Heritage: Ritual, Art, & Life-Cycle, courtesy of Samuel H. Hallegua, author of the chapter, "The Marriage Customs of the Jewish Community of Cochin."

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Ketubah from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, 1853. Source: https://www.tumblr.com/gliklofhameln. #Jewishart #Ketubah #OttomanEmpire #mastoart #art

Birth Month Flower: January, Carnations (#6 of a series)
Ketubah(1789) [Source: ROM Collection]

I've learned that this lovely work of art is a Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) which was given to the bride "for safekeeping and is often hung prominently in the home." It was created in Jerusalem during the Ottoman Period and this is reflected in the style of the border details.

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