Decorated paper ketubah, for the wedding of Shmuel son of Chaim and Nakhat daughter of Yehoshua. Tehran, Iran, 11th Nisan 5642 [March 31, 1882].
Ink and paint on paper.
Ketubah on large rectangular parchment sheet, decorated with many bright colors in colorful Arabesques, vegetal patterns and gold and silver. The ketubah text appears within narrow oval frames, with an additional sum added to the ketubah with signatures of "Avraham son of Baba", followed by signatures of the groom (to the right) and witnesses. Pink decorative paper ribbons mounted on margins.
51X80 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Many old folding marks and tears to folds – all professionally restored.
This ketubah is also documented on the NLI ketubah site, listing 990003035510205171.
