FRANCES
THALIA HOW (Exhibited
1896-1928)
& JEAN MILNE (Exhibited 1904-1917)
'Prologues'
Silver
Collar exhibited by the Eager
Heart Company 
Silver set with opals, emeralds & fire opals
Central
panel length: 14cm Width: 8.5cm
The central heart-shaped panel with pierced, chased &
repousse figures, illustrating the Art of Giving.
An elaborate mantle of laurel leaves surmounts a pierced inscription
‘Eager Heart’ 1907.
The other seven panels, worked in the same manner,
illustrating various charitable acts,
joined with an elaborate linked chain, with Celtic knots & foliage.
Marked on the reverse of the central panel:
‘To the Glory of God in the Service of Life, In Memoriam E.F.'
Inscribed: 'Presented by the First Prologue 1904 to the
Company of Eager Heart 1907'
Stamped makers’ marks.
Exhibited: 1910 Arts & Crafts Exhibition, no 274.
Their address was 72, Pembroke Walk Studios, Kensington.
Literature: The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940.
The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths, Jewellers & Allied Traders,
1838-1914, John Culme, London 1987, page 240, ref. 7541
