Set of six sterling silver fiddleback forks, belonging to the Bligh family

Engraved monogram, ‘W E B’ represents the initials of William and Elizabeth Bligh. The CB/TB mark of Christopher Barker and his son, Thomas Wilkes Barker, of London was entered on 11 October 1800 in a partnership that appears to have lasted just over four years. These forks represent an important connection with the private lives of Captain William Bligh and his wife Elizabeth, as they would have been utilised in a domestic capacity by the couple.