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Dessert Bowl,
Accession # 2004.14.3
Designer Lucha
Manufacturer Flintridge China
Title Dessert Bowl, "Conversation/Aquarium" Pattern
Date ca. 1954
Medium Porcelain
Dimensions 1 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (2.9 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm)
Marks 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
Credit Line Gift of Charles Venable and Martin Webb
Location Visible Storage: Case 18, Shelf H (Contemporary Design)
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.