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Ink on parchment, 655:515 mm., rounded top, square Italian letters with floral column on each side, small emblem in lower section depicting Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac, title in yellow framed in gilt with small red circles on the interior of each letter. The entire kettubah is framed by a biblical blessing to the bride and groom in decorated blue block letter separated with 14 framed pictures interspaced throughout the blessing depicting the bride and groom and associated topics. |
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For the marriage of Abraham Nissim Hai son of Gamliel Zalman to Rosa daughter of Joseph Montefiore on Sunday, the fourth day of Hesvan, 5644.
Joseph (1822–1903), a stockbroker who amassed a fortune, was the closest associate of Sir Moses in his last years and heir to his Ramsgate estate.The son of Solomon Sebag and Sarah, eldest sister of Sir Moses Montefiore; born in 1822; died at London Jan. 18, 1903. On succeeding (1885) to the estate of his maternal uncle he assumed the name of Montefiore by royal license. He was one of the leading members of the London Stock Exchange, on which he amassed a large fortune.
He was a justice of the peace for Kent and the Cinque Ports and lieutenant of the city of London; and in 1889 he served as high sheriff for Kent. He was for many years a leading member of the Spanish-Portuguese congregation and was president of the elders of that body. In 1895 he became president of the Board of Deputies, after having been vice-president for many years; and in 1896 he was appointed by the King of Italy Italian consul general in London. He was knighted in 1896. |
