Ketubah (כתובה), Alessandria, 1. Elul 5519 (24 August 1759)
Description
Like the 1753 ketubah from Padua (K76), this contract makes use of
an older frame. The family emblems therefore have no relation to
the bridal couple, Nathan Solomon, son of Jacob Samuel le-Veit
Montel, and Bella Rosa, daughter of Moses le-Veit Barukh (De
Benedetti). It is even possible that the original ketubah is not
from Alessandria, but from further away, possibly Lugo or Ancona.
The inner decorative frame contains a ribbon of cutout designs
glued onto green fabric. The outer frame is painted; it is
decorated with fanciful flowering twigs, medallions and vignettes.
The side and bottom borders contain the Signs of the Zodiac.
