Decorated paper ketubah, for the wedding of Yom Tov son of Yaakov Almosnino and Freida daughter of Avraham Alkalai. Bucharest, Romania, 14th Tishrei 5631 [October 9, 1870].
Ink and paint on paper.
Written on large paper sheet, decorated in watercolor, meticulously illustrated with vegetal patterns, three pillars and two arches. The text follows the Sephardic custom, and is divided into the ketubah (right) and Tena'im (left), in Sephardic semi-cursive script. Signatures of the groom (center) and witnesses below. Dowry detailed below the Tena'im in Ladino.
50X65.5 cm. Good condition. Thick paper. Some creases and stains. Tears across folds, slightly affecting text and decorations, professionally restored.
The present ketubah is documented on the NLI ketubah site, listing 990003035600205171.
