A Ketubbah, meaning “writ,” is, traditionally, a pre-nuptual contract that stipulates the obligations a groom takes upon himself should he divorce or pre-decease his wife. Through the Middle Ages, the vast majority of ketubbot (pl. of ketubah) looked like common contracts, which were very rarely enhanced with simple decoration. But beginning in early modernity, ketubbot were more commonly magnificently decorated, and they remain one of the most outstanding media for Jewish artistic creativity. 

This beautiful ketubbah from The Hague, Netherlands, is abundantly decorated with colorful floral motifs. At the top right, we see the bride and groom holding hands; to the left, we see the woman holding her hoped-for children. In contrast with the expertly conceived framing, the text itself is written in a non-scribal hand.