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Last Updated: 19th May 2024

What were the Pilgrims wearing?

Popular culture depicts the Pilgrims as wearing black and white clothes with large gold buckles on their shoes, hats, and long white collars. However, this stereotypical Pilgrim is inaccurate historically. Pilgrims wore many colors.



This being said, what were the pilgrims wearing to the first Thanksgiving?

Pilgrim boys and men wore long-sleeved shirts and woolen jackets called doublets. They also wore breeches and breeches. Over their dresses, women wore collars, bonnets, jackets or vests. Red or purple caps were worn by Pilgrims on cold days.

What did the Pilgrims use for their children? At age 4, boys started to wear doublets, which were long-sleeved, tight fitting jackets with petticoats (skirts). The doublet looked similar to the clothes worn by older boys and men. Even though girls wore gowns, they still wore doublets. Around age 6-7, girls and boys began to wear clothing that resembled their older siblings and parents.

How did the pilgrims make their clothing?

The clothes of the pilgrim were made from leather, wool, and linen. Linen is a natural fiber made from flax. Wool is made from sheep's wool. Leather is made from hides from domesticated animals.

What did the Pilgrims eat at the Mayflower?

They brought with them dried meat, fish, grains, flour, dried fruits, cheese, hard biscuits and other food. The passengers had to consume the food that they brought before they could plant or harvest a garden.