Nancy Lancaster

Nancy Lancaster
Nancy Perkins in 1916
Born
Nancy Keene Perkins

(1897-09-10)10 September 1897
Mirador, Virginia, U.S.
Died19 August 1994(1994-08-19) (aged 96)
Little Haseley, Oxfordshire, England
Resting placeEmmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Interior designer, interior decorator, socialite
Spouses
Henry Field
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(m. 1917⁠–⁠1918)​
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(m. 1920⁠–⁠1947)​
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(m. 1948⁠–⁠1953)​
Children3, including Jeremy Tree
Nancy Perkins in 1916

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.[1]

  1. ^ Nancy Lancaster: English Country House Style, by Martin Wood, Frances Lincoln Ltd, London 2005.