Decorated parchment ketubah, for wedding of Yosef son of Yehudah Levi and Rivkah daughter of David Henriquez Alvarez. Bordeaux, France, 14th Nisan 5535 [April 14, 1775].
Ink and paint on parchment.
Written on rectangular parchment sheet, with upper edges cut decoratively. Ketubah text in center, in Sephardic semi-cursive script, with signatures of groom and witnesses below (in Spanish, in illegible Latin characters; one in Hebrew).
The ketubah is decorated in the characteristic style of the Sephardic families of Bordeaux, featuring colorful flowers and leafy branches. The ketubah text is surrounded by a rectangular frame, with a blessing in large square letters on top.
26.5X44.5 cm. Good condition. Thin parchment. Some stains. Fading of ink at witnesses' signatures.
