Ketubah on parchment-like paper, recording the marriage of the groom Ogo son of Chaim Vitorio HaCohen with the bride Clara daughter of Yosef of Foligno. Ancona, Nisan 1929. The upper margins are cut in the shape of an arch. Colorful frame, with illustrations of flowers and ribbons. A Star of David appears on top. 46X60 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks, tears and stains. Ink inscription on back.

1. Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Shlomo named Zalman son of Moshe with the bride Zippor Bat Moshe. Altona, Tevet, 1773. In the collections of the National Library of Israel are two Ketubot from Altona, both from later dates. 16.5X11 cm. Good condition. Folding marks, creases and wear. Some faded ink. 2. Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Raphael son of Avraham Eliezer Lipman with the bride Merla daughter of Binyamin. Amersfoort, Holland, Elul, 1833. In the collections of the National Library of Israel no Ketubot from Amersfoort are recorded. 18X20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks. Single hole. Margins cut asymmetrically.

Two shtarot of Tena’im Achronim, Holland and Germany (?), 18th century. · Shtar Tena’im Achronim, handwritten. Recording the marriage of the groom Mordechai son of R’ Binyamin of Lichtrongin with the bride Keila daughter of Rabbi Yechiel Reuven of Pehm. Signatures of witnesses Rabbi “Moshe son of R’ Yehuda Cohen Freidland of Jebenhausen and Rabbi “Yehuda Leib son of Moshe Yitzchak of Brauchoisen”. The town of Lichtrongin in the Korfira (?) district. Cheshvan 1768. · Printed document in eloquent Ashkenazi cursive script, with blank spaces for completing by hand. At the top of the leaf, the heading Tena’im Achronim is written in square letters and the symbol of the Ashkenazi community of Amsterdam [letters on sides of a Star of David: C. A. A [congregation of Ashkenazim in Amsterdam]. Completed by hand recording the marriage of the groom Zelig son of R’ Avraham [Snohakitz?] with the bride Sheina daughter of R’ Yosef son of R’ Lipman Perli. Signature of the bride and groom and the bride’s father, and signatures of the witnesses, Rabbi “Binyamin Wolf son of R’ Zalman” and “Rabbi “Moshe…”. Amsterdam Shevat 1791. The shtar Tena’im Achronim drawn on the day of the wedding is an early custom mentioned in the Sma (Choshen Mishpat, Siman 145) and in the Mahari Weil responsa (Siman 143). The version is according to the book Nachalat Shiva. Also customary, is to include a Shtar Chalitza in this shtar with collateral given by brothers of the groom, with obligation to keep the mitzvah of chalitzah if the bride is widowed with no sons. The obligation contains a term of financial debt, in case the brothers will refuse to perform Chalitzah, thus rendering the woman an agunah, prohibiting her to remarry. [See Nachalat Shiva Siman 21]. Two shtarot, 32-33 cm. Good-fair condition, wear and tears.

Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Eliyahu son of Moshe son of Muchlof Tziroya with the bride Reina daughter of Eliyahu son of Moshe ebn Oliel. Gibraltar, Iyar 1886. Framed with a bouquet of flowers and sheaves tied with a ribbon, capped with a large gilt-adorned Torah crown. The text of the ketubah is written in attractive semi-cursive Sephardi script, with words stressed with colored ink. In the center, the word “Chai” is enlarged. A monogram of the initials of the names of the bride and groom appears at the bottom of the ketubah. Among the signatures: “HaZvi David Aflalo” (Gibraltar sage). 48X67 cm. Fair-poor condition. Many creases. Dampness, with ink smears. Folding marks. Mounted on a plastic board.

Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Eliyahu Chaim son of Shmuel called Tov Elem, with the bride Esther daughter of David son of Shimon Ben Zaken. Tetouan, Elul 1954. Hand-illustrated ketubah on thick paper. Floral ornamentation. Capped by a Torah crown illustration topped by a Star of David. In the center of the text, the word “Chai” is enlarged. 46.5X67 cm. Good condition. Few stains and creases. Rolled.