Marriage Contract

Unknown Artist/Maker1837

Bride: Vittoria, daughter of David Hai Salmoni; Groom: Israel Raphael, son of Zefaniah Montibarozzio

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Title: Marriage Contract
Creator: Unknown Artist/Maker
Date Created: 1837
Location: Senigallia, Italy
Viewing Notes: One of the essential elements of a Jewish wedding ceremony is the writing and signing of a marriage contract, or ketubbah. The inscriptions in the borders are from Psalms 128:3, reading "They wife shall be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, round about thy table." Source: The Jewish Museum, New York, 2007.
Place Part Of: Italy
Physical Dimensions: w422 x h625 cm
Culture: Senigallia (Italy)
Credit Line: The Rose and Benjamin Mintz Collection, M 199
Type: Ceremonial Art-Paper & Parchment
Rights: Digital image © 2005 The Jewish Museum, New York. Photo by Ardon Bar Hama, https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#image-research-requests
Medium: Ink and paint on parchment

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