![Portrait Miniature Hand Painted Enamel on Porcelain. Portrait Miniature Hand Painted Enamel on Porcelain.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/miniature-hand-painted-enamel-ring_3_30-1-3761-q88jyvklbr50ycp1a6flfb2j5yt1ljnviul2u17de0.jpg)
Porcelain is a ceramic material that has specific properties – such as hardness, heat resistance, translucency and toughness – that make it very suitable for tableware and jewelry. In jewelry, the porcelain pieces were/are painted and glazed and set in brooches, earrings and necklaces. Wedgwood-made porcelain items that were unglazed (biscuit). Porcelain served as a popular “canvas” for miniature portrait painting in the 19th century.