Two Decorated Booklet-Form Ketubbot from Tehran

These two ketubbot were created for members of the Jewish community of Tehran. Decorated marriage contracts in booklet form were popular among Muslims during the second half of the nineteenth century and their designs and forms undoubtedly exerted an influence on the early-twentieth-century Jewish marriage contracts produced in Tehran. In these booklet-style ketubbot, the initial leaves are the most richly ornamented, here with floral borders and gold highlights.

1. Celebrating the marriage of Moses and Nabat on Friday, 28 Marheshvan 5674 (November 28, 1913). Ink and gouache on paper (8 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.; 215 x 340 mm). Framed; not examined outside of the frames.

2. Celebrating the marriage of David ben Jacob and Tiran bat Zemah. Ink and gouache on paper (8 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.; 215 x 340 mm). Framed; not examined outside of the frames.