Letter from Natta Ettinger to Isaac Leeser Regarding Prayer Shawls

Metadata

Letter from Natta Ettinger to Isaac Leeser Regarding Prayer Shawls

Description

Letter from Natta Ettinger to Isaac Leeser regarding the sale of prayer shawls (tallit). Ettinger describes three types of tallit he has available, their dimensions (slightly over two yards long and 1 \'bd yards wide), and prices ($7-$9). He notes that they were made in Berlin and are similar in size to German, rather than Italian, tallit. He explains that he hasn't sent them yet because they don't meet Leeser's three-yard length requirement. He offers to send them along with tefillin and tzitzit if Leeser is interested. The letter also includes a postscript mentioning successful sales in the South and West. The letter is written in English with Yiddish annotations.

Subjects

Prayer shawls Tefillin Tzitzit

Other Details

Type: Letter

Identifier: LSDCBx1FF8_57

Collection: The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

People

Sender: Natta Ettinger

Recipient: Isaac Leeser

Dates

Gregorian: September 29, 1851

Hebrew: ג׳ בְּתִשְׁרֵי תרי״ב

Places

From: New York City

To: Philadelphia

Languages

English Yiddish

Citation

Please cite this item as:

Ettinger, Natta, Isaac Leeser. “Letter from Natta Ettinger to Isaac Leeser;September 29, 1851.” (September 29, 1851). The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries. Accessed at https://leeser.judaicadhpenn.org/item/lsdcbx1ff8_57 .