315394A.012-marriage contract
name: label: Collection Donor
content: Cohen, Henry, Reverand
label: Collection Donor
content: Ahlborn, Richard E., 1933-2015
label: Collection Donor
content: Harris, Michael
label: Collection Donor
content: Deinard, Ephraim
label: Collection Donor
content: Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940
label: Collection Donor
content: Luchs, Leopold
label: Collection Donor
content: Lipkowitz, Sylvia E.
label: Collection Donor
content: Marks, Michael Neil
label: Collection Donor
content: Marks, Cara Goldberg
label: Collection Donor
content: Howland, S. S.
label: Collection Donor
content: Hartogensis, Henry S.
label: Collection Donor
content: Krauss, S., Father
label: Collection Donor
content: Kantrowitz, J.H.
label: Collection Donor
content: Neeman, Zipora
label: Collection Donor
content: Sulzberger, Mayer, 1843-1923
label: Collection Donor
content: Sulzberger, S.
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content: Division of Cultural History Judaica Collection
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content: Division of Cultural History Judaica Collection / Series 1: Documents
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1785
container: label: Container
content: Box 3
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A marriage contract issued in Damascus, inscribed in ink on parchment. The contract is decorated with yellow, red and green gouache.  Date: Tuesday, 24th of Kislev 5545 (1785).  Groom: "Abraham son of Joseph Ha-Levi" Bride: "Y'kot daughter of Yeshua Yedia" Dowry: 700 grush. Witnesses: Galante and "Hayyim Moses Sholet"?  The parchment is rectangular with an arched and scalloped upper edge. Teh text is set within a semi-circular arch anda written in cursive. Introductory blessings and well-wishes are inscribed in large Hebrew letters above the arch.  The spandrels of the arch are painted in green. A frame surrounding the arch is painted in red. Brodering the arch are floral vines, containing red and viloet (pink?) flowers.