Fragment of wood from the gunboat or Jan van Speijk, Piece of wood from the gunboat No. 2 by JCJvan Speijk, Almost rectangular piece of blank wood with irregular edges, differently scorched spots on both sides, bottom right round hole through a grain. A rectangular paper is attached to the front by means of wax stamps on the corners. The seal on the upper left shows the crowned national coat of arms above which 'CITADEL VAN ANTWERPEN'. Inscription: That the piece of wood to which this paper is annexed with four cachets comes from the cannoneer boat Nr. 2 with which the lieutenant ter Zee J.C.J. van Speijk etc ....., Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk, jonkheer H. E. de Boer, Antwerp (possibly), c. 1831, wood (plant material), paper, lacquer (coating), sawing, h 16.1 cm × w 25.2 cm × d 1.6 cm
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Fragment, wood, gunboat, Jan van Speijk, Piece, gunboat No, 2, JCJvan Speijk, Almost rectangular piece, blank wood, irregular edges, differently scorched spots, sides, bottom right round hole, grain, rectangular paper, attached, front, means, wax stamps, corners, seal, upper left, crowned national coat, arms, CITADEL VAN ANTWERPEN, Inscription, piece, paper, annexed, four cachets comes, cannoneer boat Nr, lieutenant ter Zee J.C.J, van Speijk etc, Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk, jonkheer H, E, de Boer, Antwerp, c, 1831, plant material, lacquer, coating, sawing
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