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Ketubah, Senigallia, Italy, 1805
Unknown1805
The Jewish Museum, London
London, United Kingdom
Illuminated parchment ketubah (formal marriage contract) recording the marriage of Shabbetai Sepilli and Esther Morpurgo of Ancona, married in Senigallia, Italy, in 1805. The parchment is cut to shape and illuminated with watercolours showing vignette of Ahasuerus offering Esther the sceptre, along with floral decoration, putti and griffins.
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Details
- Title: Ketubah, Senigallia, Italy, 1805
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1805
- Location Created: Senigallia
- object number: JM 479
- Physical Dimensions: w535 x h740 mm
- Credit Line: Gift of Ben Uri Gallery, London
- Type: ketubah
- Rights: Digital image: Jewish Museum London
- External Link: http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/search-our-collections-new?adlibid=13683&offset=0
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