Walraversijde
Walraversijde is an archeological site and museum of a fishing village at the Flemish coast between early 1300s and end 17th century; near Oostende, Belgium
All photos show accurate reconstructions as displayed on the site (c. 1465)
All photos have been authorized by the curator of the museum.
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faitful reconstruction of fisherman's houses
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reconstruction of fisherman's houses
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net drying on poles
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Well
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Well
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Bakery and fish smokehouse
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Foundations
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Kedge with double stock
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hay wagon
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broom and broomstick; pattens (wooden shoes)
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Pattens, overshoes worn under the shoe to keep it clean and dry when outside
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Pattens
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Pattens
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Medieval shoes
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Medieval hearth
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hearth with appurtenances; on the left: several skimmers.
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Table set for a meal; with medieval tin cutlery
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Woman with hennin and veal
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Table set for meal; with medieval tin cutlery and pottery; earthenware in majolica
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small table and stool with turned spindles
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barrel chair and stools
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Wooden box for glasses and decanter
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smoked meats hung at the ceiling
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writing desk with quills and inkpots on a polygonal table
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writing desk with documents
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documents
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Scribe in Burgundian clothes
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writing desk; chair with cushion
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canopy bed (probably the only authentic one in Europe)
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stairs with bed below; the bed stands close to the floor, the hay mattress rests on a network of intertwined ropes
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view from upstairs at a fisherman's house
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simple cooking place fired with lumps of peat; gray and red earthenware
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Medieval trunk with gothic arches, a tree of life and a bent 'fish bladder' motif
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treasure chest, status symbol usually found in bedrooms of the rich
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bedroom of the children; the beds have large pillows; the blankets are colored with madder
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pottery and dishes
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Wooden statue and majolica
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Baskets with Flemish red pottery, for export to East-Anglia
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Fishing nets with weights
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tools of a medieval carpenter
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carpenter's work bench
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barrels for salted herring
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wicker open baskets
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bed in a draft-free alcove
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cot and rattle
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ship's model as toy for children
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Wallcovering with painted linen, imitating wall tapestry
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small brick hearth; in the background, a basket with clumps of peat and a bell-shaped earthenware, used to snuff out the fire
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bakery, also used for baking hardtacks or sea biscuits
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Fish smokery; to preserve fish during transport
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Flemish coins (between 1373 and 1380)
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Burgundian dress of the common man
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Woman in common dress (15th c.)
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Musician
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Musician playing a four-string instrument
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Musician playing
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Musician playing
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Musician playing
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Musicians playing
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Set of recorders
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set of bagpipes
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set of string instruments
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Musicians
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Dancing
