Lot 255
Ketubah – Yazd, 1822
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Aharon son of Moshe Kohen, to the bride Dinah daughter of Moshe Kohen. Yazd, Adar 1822.
Early ketubah, written on thick, high-quality paper. The text of the ketubah is set within a floral border. At the top is a cypress tree flanked by peacocks and delicately drawn flowers – poppies and anemones. The Tosefet Ketubah in Judeo-Persian is written at the foot of the ketubah, followed by many signatures, including the signature of "Shmuel son of R. Or" (descendant of the Or Shraga, a Torah scholar of Yazd).
48X60 cm. Fair-good condition. Several open tears, affecting text. Folding marks. Stains. Tears, repaired in part (on verso).
