Title: What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
Headings: What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
What Did Women Wear?
What Did Men Wear?
What Did Children Wear?
Did the Pilgrims Only Wear Black Clothes?
What Were the Pilgrim’s Clothes Made of?
Images of Pilgrims:

Content: To help you better visualize what the Mayflower pilgrims wore, take a look at the following pictures and images of the Mayflower pilgrims: This 1651 painting of Edward Winslow, by an unknown English painter, is the only authentic portrait that a Mayflower passenger actually sat for during their lifetime and is therefore the only likeness of a Pilgrim made from life. Portrait of Plymouth Colony Governor Edward Winslow circa 1651
In the painting, Winslow is wearing a black doublet with gold-colored buttons down the front and a white linen collar and white cuffs. His hair is mid-length and he is not wearing a hat. According to an article on the Pilgrim Hall Museum website, the portrait was painted during Winslow’s trip to London in 1651 at a time when the color black was very fashionable. When the pilgrims traveled to the New World in 1620, colors were fashionable so they wouldn’t have been wearing black at that time. In this 1843 painting, titled Embarkation of the Pilgrims, by Robert W. Weir, some of the pilgrims are depicted as wearing all black while the other pilgrims are wearing more colorful clothing. Embarkation of the Pilgrim by Robert W. Weir circa 1843
The three kneeling men in the middle, William Brewster, Governor John Carver and Pastor Robinson, are depicted as wearing doublets and breeches in neutral shades of dark brown and black. Robinson is also wearing a long black robe, signifying his role as the group’s religious leader. Brewster and Robinson are both wearing flat linen collars while Carver is wearing a ruffled collar.