Walraversijde

faitful reconstruction of fisherman's houses

reconstruction of fisherman's houses

net drying on poles

Well

Well

Bakery and fish smokehouse

Foundations

Kedge with double stock

hay wagon

broom and broomstick; pattens (wooden shoes)

Pattens, overshoes worn under the shoe to keep it clean and dry when outside

Pattens

Pattens

Medieval shoes

Medieval hearth

hearth with appurtenances; on the left: several skimmers.

Table set for a meal; with medieval tin cutlery

Woman with hennin and veal

Table set for meal; with medieval tin cutlery and pottery; earthenware in majolica

small table and stool with turned spindles

barrel chair and stools

Wooden box for glasses and decanter

smoked meats hung at the ceiling

writing desk with quills and inkpots on a polygonal table

writing desk with documents

documents

Scribe in Burgundian clothes

writing desk; chair with cushion

canopy bed (probably the only authentic one in Europe)

stairs with bed below; the bed stands close to the floor, the hay mattress rests on a network of intertwined ropes

view from upstairs at a fisherman's house

simple cooking place fired with lumps of peat; gray and red earthenware

Medieval trunk with gothic arches, a tree of life and a bent 'fish bladder' motif

treasure chest, status symbol usually found in bedrooms of the rich

bedroom of the children; the beds have large pillows; the blankets are colored with madder

pottery and dishes

Wooden statue and majolica

Baskets with Flemish red pottery, for export to East-Anglia

Fishing nets with weights

tools of a medieval carpenter

carpenter's work bench

barrels for salted herring

wicker open baskets

bed in a draft-free alcove

cot and rattle

ship's model as toy for children

Wallcovering with painted linen, imitating wall tapestry

small brick hearth; in the background, a basket with clumps of peat and a bell-shaped earthenware, used to snuff out the fire

bakery, also used for baking hardtacks or sea biscuits

Fish smokery; to preserve fish during transport

Flemish coins (between 1373 and 1380)

Burgundian dress of the common man

Woman in common dress (15th c.)

Musician

Musician playing a four-string instrument

Musician playing

Musician playing

Musician playing

Musicians playing

Set of recorders

set of bagpipes

set of string instruments

Musicians

Dancing