Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom Aharon son of the notable David de Soria with the bride Rachel, daughter of the wealthy Yitzchak Mendes Campos. Bordeaux, France, Shavuot Eve, Tuesday Sivan 5, June 1788.
Handwritten on parchment, in Rashi script, within a fine floral border, hand painted in red and green. The signatures of the witnesses and groom appear at the foot of the Ketubah in French, followed by the Hebrew signature: "David son of Yaakov Chaim Athias" – R. David Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux.
A paper leaf is attached to the verso of the Ketubah – official document with the French translation of the Ketubah, by R. Athias, Rabbi of Bordeaux, approved by a Bordeaux notary.
35X23.5 cm. Good condition. Right and left margins of the Ketubah trimmed to fit the leaf bound with it, with loss of most of the ornamented border. Stains. Small open tear to the parchment not affecting text.