Some of the surviving clothes and personal belongings of Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
1) a favorite white waistcoat originally belonging to King George II (1683 - 1760) bearing their shared initials; Byron wore this on his wedding day
2) a red embroidered jacket from Albania
3) a green fur-lined jacket given to him by Edward Trelawny
4) a linen undershirt of his which Lady Byron kept after their separation
5) a gold embroidered vest from Albania
6) a ring, thought to be his engagement ring
7) a pocket-watch bearing the Byron family crest
8) pair of boxing gloves; pugilism was big in 1800s london & like many male aristocrats at the time, Byron took lessons at the academy of famous boxing champion John Jackson
9) a small infant’s orthopedic boot; one of the many unsuccessful attempts to treat the congenital deformity of his leg & lifelong limp
10) a 32in/83cm belt with the head of Nike/Victory worn in his last months in Greece during the Revolution; a popular symbol during the war.
