Jacket
Jacket
Object name: Jacket
Date: 1950-2005
Dimensions:
500 x 700 mm
Medium: Plastic, cloth
Object number: LDCUM2005.007.004
DescriptionBlack jacket decorated with designs in white pearl and coloured plastic buttons. The back of the jacket has 'PEARLY CONSORT BANKSIDE' spelled out in buttons, with a star motif below it. Some of the buttons have been painted with nail polish in different colours. The pearly Kings and Queens are a charitable tradition in London. They decorate their clothes with mother-of-pear buttons in elaborate designs.