Porcelain Biscuit Ballerina 2

Specie of ceramic produced from a fine clay, quartz, feldspar and kaolin paste. Originally from China, this white, translucent, resistant and extremely versatile material revolutionized its distribution in European markets along the Silk Road. Marco Polo coined the term “porcellana” from the Italian porcellini, nickname for the shells found in the Venice's water.

Miniature figurine in colored biscuit representing a ballerina on a rounded pedestal. Supported by a torso, a woman in a ballerina position wearing a layered lace skirt with details in small rosebuds, a blouse with ruffles at the neckline. On her head, a ribbon, holds her dark hair and on her feet, black ballet slippers.