Dessert Bowl, "Conversation/Aquarium" Pattern

• Artist: Lucha (unknown) (Designer)
• Medium: Porcelain
• Geographical Location: Pasadena, California, USA
• Dates: ca. 1954
• Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (2.9 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm)
• Markings: Transfer-printed in gray on reverse: "FLINTRIDGE CHINA / [two lions flanking shield with "F"] / U.S.A. / MADE IN CALIFORNIA"
• Inscriptions: "Lucha" in script on onside of bowl
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 18, Shelf H
• Accession Number: 2004.14.3
• Image: 2004.14.3_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Dessert bowl, "Conversation/Aquarium" pattern. Circular, dished bowl form with platinum rim band. Transfer-printed decoration includes, in black: lobster, star fish, sword fish, and three other fish, one followed by two small fry. In gray, a strand of seaweed bisects the bowl slightly off center and along one end is the signature "Lucha" in script.