Ketubah on Parchment – Avignon, 1746

Ketubah recording the marriage of Yosef Tzemach ben Nathan Shalom Astruc with the bride Rosa daughter of Aharon Dalpuget. Avignon, France, eve of Succot [September 1746].
Ketubah on thin parchment. Numerous signatures by the groom and his father, the witnesses, family members, relatives and groomsmen appear on the bottom: Shlomo Dalpuget bride's brother; Yehushua Naquet [future father in law of the groom's young brother – see following item] and Binyamin Naquet; Michael Dalpuget – bridesman on behalf of the bride; Ya'akov Ishphiar Afrana and other relatives from both sides.
31X38.5 cm. Fair condition. Upper corners are missing, minor tears and stains. Folding marks. Restored and pasted to paper, for preservation.
Ketubot from Avignon are not recorded in the Ketubot collection of the NLI.