Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

The Jewish Wedding
(119 words)

Curator

Shlomo Pappenheim.

Imprint

New York City, USA, 1977. Booklet, 88 pp., illustrations: 1 col., 55 b&w, 20.5 × 25.5 cm. English.

Location

Yeshiva University Museum (30 October 1977–March 1978)

Description

Comprehensive survey of the wedding ceremony and its related customs and rituals: the matchmaker, the chuppah, the wedding ring, the ketubbah, souvenirs, divorce, anniversary, etc. Introduction by Sylvia Herskowitz. Each topic with introductory text and list of related exhibits. Section on ketubbot includes 95 examples. Descriptive entries. 285 items.

main keywords

COSTUME
KETUBBOT
WEDDING/MARRIAGE
WEDDING RINGS

minor keywords

Amulets
Book bindings
Bridal boxes/chests
Bridal garments
Bridal/Wedding belts
Chuppah
Engagement contracts (Tena’im)
Halitza shoe
Head coverings, bridal
Historical documents
Jewelry
Karaites, marriage contracts
Medals
Mikvah
Mikvah items
Music
Paintings, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Samaritans
Talit bags
Torah binders
Tzedakah boxes/containers
Wedding cups
Wedding gifts (sivlonot)
Wedding invitations
Wedding plates
Wedding poems, riddles & songs

Cite this page
“The Jewish Wedding”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC0566>
First published online: 2019



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