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Rattail coffee spoon by Edward Lang, Salem, c1770
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Deep front rib on handle front, thin rattail extending half-way down center of bowl back; block mono S B on reverse together with owner's mono in script: Susanna Bernon. The spoon is 4-5/8" in length. It is in excellent condition. Susanna Bernon was born in 1716 in Narragansett, RI, the daughter of a prominent Hugenot family. She died in 1802. (Other Hanoverian spoons in stock; call or email with inquiries.)
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