Nuptial ceremony of Portuguese Jews in Amsterdam, 1723 (engraving)

Traditional aspects of a Jewish wedding are depicted here; the veiled bride seated beneath the wedding canopy (chuppah or huppah) and the breaking of a glass by the groom; Illustration from the first volume of 'Cérémonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les peuples du monde' by A. Moubach, published in Amsterdam between 1723 and 1743; Amsterdam was the centre of the thriving Dutch Jewish community from the 16th century onwards and consisted initially of Marranos and Sephardim who had been expelled from Spain and Portugal; later a large Ashkenazi community developed;