Pearly King

E934518

British folk custom London cultural role charitable role costermonger tradition working-class tradition

A Pearly King is a London costermonger or community figure known for wearing a distinctive suit covered in pearl buttons as part of a charitable working-class tradition.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pearly King of Camden	1
Pearly King of Westminster	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British folk custom ⓘ London cultural role ⓘ charitable role ⓘ costermonger tradition ⓘ working-class tradition ⓘ
associatedWithActivity	charity fundraising ⓘ community events ⓘ festivals ⓘ parades ⓘ
associatedWithArea	East End of London NERFINISHED ⓘ inner London NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCity	London NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithClass	working class ⓘ
associatedWithCountry	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	London charity events ⓘ Lord Mayor’s Show NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMarket	street markets ⓘ
associatedWithOccupation	costermonger ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization	Pearly Kings and Queens societies NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Christian charitable ethos ⓘ
associatedWithTradition	Pearly Kings and Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClothingFeature	button-covered cap or hat ⓘ button-covered jacket ⓘ button-covered trousers ⓘ dark suit ⓘ elaborate button patterns ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	English urban folklore ⓘ London street culture ⓘ
hasGenderedForm	Pearly Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	informal cultural heritage of London ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	button designs often form words or symbols ⓘ highly visible public costume ⓘ
hasOriginPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
hasPurpose	preserving London working-class heritage ⓘ raising money for charity ⓘ representing a borough or district ⓘ supporting local communities ⓘ
hasSocialRole	charity representative ⓘ community leader ⓘ cultural ambassador ⓘ
hasSymbol	decorative motifs on clothing ⓘ pearl button ⓘ
represents	London borough ⓘ local community ⓘ
usesMaterial	mother-of-pearl buttons ⓘ plastic imitation pearl buttons ⓘ
wears	pearly suit ⓘ suit covered in pearl buttons ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pearly Kings and Queens tradition → hasParticipant → Pearly King ⓘ

Pearly Kings and Queens tradition → hasRepresentation → Pearly King ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pearly King of Camden

Pearly Kings and Queens tradition → hasRepresentation → Pearly King ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pearly King of Westminster