Shulchan Arukh Even HaEzer · Siman 73

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How [is he obligated] for her clothing? He must give her clothes fit for the rainy months and for the sunny months, according to the lowest value that a woman would wear when her husband is in the same region. And if in that particular place a woman would not go out to the market until she has a veil covering her whole body, he must give her a veil whose value is lowest among veils. And a woman shouldn't accustom herself to go out a lot, for it is not becoming of a woman to sit in street corners [Tur]. And among the clothes that he must give her is included her household vessels, and the stool she sits on. And what are these household vessels: A bed with a spread, and a mat or a mat to sit on, and utensils for food such as a dish and a pot and a jug and a flask, a lamb, a cup, a bottle and other such things.

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The residence that he rents for her, must be a house measuring four by four cubits, with a courtyard outside of it, and a toilet room is not considered part of this measure.

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And we make him give her adornments like colorful clothing to put around her head and forehead, and eyeshadow (black coloring) and rouge (cotton that is colored with safflower and they apply it to the face of the bride so that she looks read, Arukh), and other such things.

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To what does this refer? To a poor Jew. But a rich person must provide her with all of these things in accord with his wealth.

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If he was cheap in providing for her, even a poor Jew, we force him to divorce her. And the ketubah will be a debt over his head until he grows wealthier (Tur). And see above siman 70, seif 3.

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His sons and daughters up until the age of six, he must provide them with clothing and vessels and a place to live. But he doesn't provide for them according to his wealth, rather according to their needs alone.

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Anyone who by law who must provide for someone else, whether he (the provider) is alive or dead, he must provide clothing, and household utensils and living quarters. And anyone who has his property sold by the court for sustenance, they sell for clothing, for household utensils and for living quarters.

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The rule with regard to a husband, when his wife claims clothing, vessels and rent money is as the rule with regard to claiming sustenance in general: If he says, I gave, and she says: He didn't give.

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One who gave his wife's clothing as a pledge, she cannot take it from him without giving him anything. See below, siman 90.