Italian Kettubbot from Israel Museum

Floral and Animal Motifs

Turin, Italy, 1691

Groom: Hezekiah, son of Moses Levi Fubini

Bride: Colombina, daughter of Judah Bachi

Parchment, tempera, pen and ink, 54 x 45

Blank kettubbah

Northern Italy, 18th C.

Parchment, pen and brush drawing, 83.8 x 67.3

Ferrara, Italy, 1739

Groom: Isaac, son of Eliezer Ashkenazi

Bride: Fiora, daughter of Jacob Alfandari

Parchment, watercolor, cutout and painted

etching, pen and ink, 71.6 x 49.9

Ferrara, Italy, 1731

Groom: Jacob Baruch, son of David Cohen Vitale

Bride: Esther Tovah, daughter of Abraham Norzi

Parchment, tempera pen and ink, 57 x 49.4

Senigallia, Italy, 1887

Groom: Reuben, son of Shlumiel of Padua

Bride: Hannah, daughter of Gamliel of Padua

Parchment, watercolor, pen and ink, 70.5 x 52.5

National Emblems

Rome, Italy, 1857

Groom: The noble gentleman, Daniel Joseph,

son of Judah Benoliel

Bride: Oro, called Boulisa, daughter of

Moses Ben Zonana

Parchment, watercolor, pen and ink, 93.6 x 62.5

The Bridal Couple

Moncalvo, Italy, 1792

Groom: Hezekiah, son of Raphael ha-Cohen

Bride: Rachel, daughter of Malkiel Guastalla

Parchment, watercolor, pen and ink, 52.5 x 40

Genoa, Italy, 1816

Groom: Nethanel Aaron, son of Joseph Judah Mester

Bride: Rosa Giuditta, daughter of Raphael Phinehas Bachi

Parchment, watercolor, pen and ink, 66.8 x 47.4

Original texts was later replaced by

one from Pesaro, Italy, 1853

Groom: Nehemiah Nissim, son of Shabbetai Haim Baer

Bride: Rosa, daughter of Isaac mi-Ascoli (Da Ascoli)

Parchment, cutout and pasted etching,

tempera, pen and ink, 70.5 x 49.5

Decorated frame: Padua (?), Italy, c. 1750

Text: Padua, 1828

Groom: Joseph, son of Isaac Judah Schuster ha-Cohen

Bride: Giustina, daughter of Elishama Dina

Parchment, watercolor, pen and ink, 79 x 54

Ancona, Italy, 1803

Groom: Joseph Haim, son of Menahem Joshua of Corfu

Bride: Rebekah, daughter of Haim Cesano of Corfu

Parchment, watercolor, tempera, gold powder,

pen and ink, 73 x 53

Livorno, Italy, 1746

Groom: Shemariah, son of Mordecai Levi Soncin[o]

Bride: Dona Hava, daughter of Menahem Hai Levi Soncin[o]

Parchment, tempera, pen and ink, 82.4 x 54.2

The Holy City and the Temple

Lugo, Italy, 1821

Groom: Joseph Mazliah, son of

Gedaliah Haim Sinigaglia (or Senigallia)

Bride: Malkah, daughter of Daniel Haim Castelli

Parchment, watercolor, pen and ink, 65 x 47

Casale Monferrato, Italy, 1773

Groom: Joseph Baruch, son of Shabbetai Moses Zalman

Bride: Rachel, daughter of Yom-Tov Sanguinetti

Parchment, cutout and pasted etching,

watercolor, pen and ink, 70 x 59

Venice, Italy, 1707

Groom: Soloman, son of Isaac Franco de Almeida

Bride: Branca, daughter of David Fernandes Dias

Parchment, hand colored

etching, pen and ink, 69.5 x 47.5

Rome, Italy, 1627

Groom: Menahem, son of Samuel Zadik

Bride: Zevia, daughter of Elijah Toscano

Parchment, tempera, gold powder,

pen and ink, 88.4 x 62.5

The Gate Motif

Venice, Italy, 1740

Groom: Jacob Hananiah, son of Joseph [Bueno]

Bride: Gracia, daughter of [David Bueno]

Parchment, tempera, pen and ink, 77.5 x 53.5

Venice, Italy, 1612

Groom: Mordecai, son of Isaac Gherescion (Gerson)

Bride: Leah, daughter of Joseph Cividal

Parchment, watercolor, gold powder, pen and ink, 74 x 47.6

Rome, Italy, 1734

Groom: Gabriel, son of Hezekiah Amron

Bride: Simha daughter of Shabbetai mi-Sengni (Di Segni)

Parchment, tempera, pen and ink, 94 x 59