Search results
Nancy Lancaster (10 September 1897 – 19 August 1994) was a 20th-century tastemaker and the owner of Colefax & Fowler, an influential British decorating firm that codified what is known as the English country house look.
Jun 9, 1996 · Born and schooled in Virginia, “finished” among Europe’s aristocracy, Nancy Perkins Field Tree Lancaster was an inventor of ideas for the home. Her famous yellow room, the 1950s library of her...
Jun 13, 2005 · Learn about the life and work of Nancy Lancaster, the Virginia-born decorator who created the iconic "English country house style" in several grand houses and through her business of Colefax and Fowler. See photos of her rooms, furniture, fabrics, and portraits.
Learn about the life, style, and legacy of Nancy Lancaster, a 20th-century tastemaker and co-owner of Colefax & Fowler. Explore her three English country houses, Ditchley, Kelmarsh, and Haseley Court, through photos and stories.
This portrait of Nancy Lancaster’s life and work celebrates her artistic talents while chronicling her pre-World War I childhood in Virginia, her marriages and love affairs, and her friendships with the Churchills, Noel Coward, and the royal family.
Sep 19, 2021 · Nancy Lancaster and John Fowler were a fractious pairing, ‘the most unhappy unmarried couple in England,’ as Lancaster’s aunt Nancy Astor put it, but their imaginative dynamic brought spectacular results.
Aug 22, 1994 · Nancy Lancaster, an American-born socialite who had been an international influence on interior and garden design since the 1920's, died on Friday at her home near Little Haseley,...
