Oscar de la Renta
Evening Ensemble, Style 5220

Evening Ensemble, Style 5220
Evening Ensemble, Style 5220
Evening Ensemble, Style 5220
DesignerAmerican, born Dominican Republic, 1932–2014
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Evening Ensemble, Style 5220
DateFall 1989
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilk satin, velvet, silk floss, metallic thread, bugle beads, and faux pearls
DimensionsJacket: 29 × 22 in. (73.7 × 55.9 cm)
Dress: 45 × 28 in. (114.3 × 71.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carolyn Farb
Object number94.1221.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceCarolyn Farb, Houston; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Celebrating Seventh: New York Fashion Designers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 24–May 26, 1996.

"Oscar de la Renta: Five Decades of Style," George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Dallas, July 19–October 5, 2014.

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98.634
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97.487.A,.B
Overall.
Samuel Gassman
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Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
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1980–1989
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