DepartmentAsia

Ketubah

NameMarriage contract

CultureJewish

Date1927

Place madeIsfahan, Iran, Middle East, Asia

MediumPaper, ink, watercolor

Dimensions26 × 24 7/16 (66 × 62 × 0.05 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2014.35.2

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value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2014.35.2

ProvenancePurchased by curator from vendor auction.

DescriptionPainted paper marriage contract, bold jewish characters in black ink form its border. The top half of the contract painted with two standing lions facing the center, each with a half-risen sun with facial features on its back. Above the lions are two painted birds with circular tail feathers. A painted scalloped edge surrounds the figures. The bottom half of the contract contains a rectangular portion with small ink script, surrounded by a wide decorative border. On either side of the script are two painted birds, and beneath script are three embellishments, each with a droplet in the center. Overall contract is decorated with red painted dots, yellow painted backgrounds, and gray painted figures. Signed on back.