Marriage Contract on Vellum. Uniting Shabbthai Chaim son of Joshua Sirini and Fortunata, daughter of Mordechai Shalom Mehallel on Sunday 28th of Adar 1858 in Rome, on the river Tiber

(KETHUBAH)

28th Adar I

Rome

1858

Text in black ink, Italian square and cursive Hebrew scripts. Text within stylized rectangular frames of blue and red watercolor. Textual outer border comprised of Biblical quotes describing marriage inscribed in large square script set in thin central frame. Stylized geometric floral patterns in blue, green, red and yellow watercolor arranged in symetrical order enclosed within the frame. Initial word “on Sunday” centered in red watercolor. With customary triangular bottom