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