Mess jacket, officer’s, Army Staff, Field Marshal, used by Alfonso XIII, King of Spain as colonel-in-chief of the 16th Lancers and 16th/5th Lancers, 1905-1941.

Scarlet wool cloth with blue wool cloth rolled collar and pointed cuffs. Collar bears loops for decorations on left side. Sewn down blue wool cloth shoulder straps with field marshals’ embroidered rank badge. Body lined with red corded silk, sleeves lined with buff corded silk.

Alfonso XIII was colonel-in-chief of the 16th Lancers and 16th/5th Lancers from 17/05/1905 until his death on 28/02/1941. He was promoted Field Marshal on 03/06/1928.