Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
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Jul 31, 2023
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LOT 44:

Elaborate, Colorful Ketubah in Booklet Format – Mashhad, 1894

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Elaborate, Colorful Ketubah in Booklet Format – Mashhad, 1894

Colorful, illustrated ketubah in booklet format. Mashhad (Iran), 12th Elul 1894.
Elaborate ketubah, with (Islamic) floral designs in the margins in hues of gold, red, blue and purple. Booklet format, comprising six written pages, signed by the writer at the end. Other signatures.


[4] leaves (6 written and illustrated pages + parchment paper between leaves for protection). 21.5 cm. Good–fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Folding marks. Tiny tears to folds. New binding.


Exhibition:
• The Ketuba. An Exhibition of Jewish Marriage Contracts. December 1–18. Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, 1975, p.62–63.


Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 035.011.003.


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