Manuscript poem, in honor of "the famous philanthropist R. Hertz", written by R. Natan Feitel son of R. Yitzchak of Vilna. [Vilna, 1819.]
Written on double leaf. On the outer page is a frame with fine decorations (embossed). In the center of the page is an illustration of the Tablets of the Law and a micrographic "Crown of Torah". At the bottom of the page, in minute letters, is the colophon of the writer.
On the inner page appears the poem, with the acrostic "the famous philanthropist R. Hertz".
We do not know who the philanthropist is for whom the poem was written, nor do we have details on the writer.
[1] double leaf. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minute tears. Placed in a new case.
Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EE.011.009.
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