Decorated and illustrated parchment plaque for the synagogue, with the text of the Yehi Ratzon for the prayer leader, produced by "the scribe and artist Moshe Aryeh… of Yarmit [Balassagyarmat], presently shochet and bodek in Alt-Ofen [Óbuda; present day: Budapest]", 1804.
Ink and paint on parchment.
The plaque is designed as a wide cartouche; the text of the Yehi Ratzon for the prayer leader is scribed in square script, in brown ink. The text is surrounded by an impressive colored border comprised of four pillar – two on each side. Each pair of pillars is surmounted with a golden crown – the crown of priesthood on the right, and the crown of royalty on the left. The crowns are topped with a third, larger crown – the crown of Torah, with a cloth canopy flowing out from it and surrounding the entire structure.
The text of the prayer is followed by a dedication: "Donated by Leib son of R. Shemaya Spitz and his wife Leah, in honor of G-d and of the synagogue… completed on Rosh Chodesh Nissan 1804". Artist's signature in the margin, in tiny, Rashi script. Two smaller structures appear on both sides, with four verses from Tehillim. Two scrolls appear in the upper corners, each inscribed with the initials of a verse from Tehillim, followed by the verse in full.

Maximum size: 55X35 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Tears and small holes, mainly to edges, repaired in part.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 090.012.012.