What is a pilgrimage hat?
Pilgrim's hat, also known as capotain, has a high crown and a relatively narrow edge with a slight cone shape. It is usually associated with Puritan dresses from the end of 1500 to the mid -16th century. Before the puritans adopted the hat, the pilgrimage hat was slightly higher and had a slightly wider edge. It was also known as the Cockle hat. Cockleshell, or scallop, was an honorary badge for using the sanctuary of St. James Compostel in Spain. Over time and religious people did less pilgrimages, the scallop disappeared, and other decorations such as a feather or buckle were used on the bands.
men and women in Europe also wore a pilgrimage hat, not just puritans. It was made of different materials depending on the wealth of the individual. The height of the hat has changed dramatically over time and began about 10 inches (25.4 cm) high with a rounded crown and eventually reduced to about 5 inches (12.7 cm) with a area of the crown. Despite its popularity, Capotain became almost exclusively associated with the puritans who inThe mid -16th century moved to New England. Since then, artists and writers have always promoted the stereotype by displaying puritans as a high black pilgrimage hat with a buckle.
pilgrims, as they became travelers, wore a simple version of Capotain, which adapted to their very strict dressing code. They desired to be humble and avoid frivolous fashion, wore pilgrims simple brown or matte clothes with a very small decoration. However, wearing a pilgrimage hat was not a requirement, and because they could be somewhat expensive or difficult, it is unlikely that capotain would become very common in New England.
In modern times, a stylized black pilgrimage hat with a shiny buckle became the primary symbol of pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock to settle North America. Although black dye was expensive and probably most people were used at the time, the hat is shown asGo black and is almost perfectly round conical shape with a flat peak. Although it is no longer worn daily, it is a common place in the USA around the holiday of thanksgiving, the day celebrated partly for the survival of the pilgrimage colony.