Fifteenth-century stove tiles

Ornamented stove tiles from the time when Baia was the first capital of Moldavia.

Decorative stove tile with the Annunciation scene, seen from the side — Decorative stove tile with the Annunciation scene

Square stove tile with a rosette and leaves in relief — Stove tile with plant decoration, 14th-15th century

Square stove tile with a circular relief medallion, seen from the side — Crown stove tile, 15th century

Crown stove tile with lattice decoration, seen from the side — Crown stove tile, 15th century

Square decorative stove tile with the Annunciation scene in relief, restored — Decorative stove tile with the Annunciation scene

Square stove tile with a floral relief motif, restored with plaster — Stove tile with relief decoration, 14th-15th century

Restored pot-shaped stove tile on a square base — Pot-shaped stove tile on base, 14th-15th century

Decorated medieval stove tiles displayed in a lit showcase — Showcase with 15th-century stove tiles

The stove tiles found in the hearths of medieval houses in Baia date from the fifteenth century, the golden age of the town. Baia was the first capital of Moldavia, and its seal, a stag bearing a cross between its antlers, is among the oldest surviving town seals.

The ornaments on the tiles, knights, fantastic beasts and Gothic motifs, speak of the town’s ties with Transylvanian craftsmen and of a place that in December 1467 became the battlefield of Stephen the Great and Matthias Corvinus.

Other exhibits

Wooden weaving loom in the ethnography room, on rugs with floral motifs

Ethnography section

Rugs woven on a traditional loom

Rugs over a hundred years old, made in Baia households and donated by villagers.

Round table with an embroidered tablecloth, a wooden cross and a kerosene lamp

Ethnography section

Embroidered towels and woven bags

Homemade textiles with geometric and animal motifs, part of the dowry of Baia families.

Ethnography section

Weaving tools and cooperage

The tools of the crafts that sustained the village, from the spinning distaff to barrel staves.