Large Ketubah on Parchment – Venice, 1815 – Signature of...

Large Ketubah on Parchment – Venice, 1815 – Signature of Rabbi Menachem Yaakov Cracovia

Large parchment ketubah. 7th Adar I, 1815.
Ink on large parchment membrane, with top decoratively trimmed. Decorated with a title and frame with verses of blessing.
On margins, signature of bridegroom, his father and witnesses. Official stamps at top of ketubah.

R. Yaakov Menachem Cracovia (d. 1819), Rabbi of Venice, one of three Venetian rabbis to participate in Napoleon's Sanhedrin.

75 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases.