Oak box with mementos or Jan van Speijk Oak box with mementos or Jan van Speijk Oak box with memories of Van Speijk; Square oak box with hinged lid. On the lid a golden (?) Plate; on which the exploding of the gunboat is engraved. Inscription: VAN SPEIJK 5 FEBR 1831. HONORALLY SAVED AND FLAG. In the lid an ivory plate; on which a snake as a symbol of eternity and in it: VAN SPEIJK. In the box a wooden block with two cut-outs for the rings. Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk; Lelue; Antwerp; after 1831 - before 1832; oak (wood); ivory; gold (metal); l 10 cm x w 4 cm