Kop, beschilderd met de letter M, gevormd uit een bloemslinger c. 1778 - 1782

This porcelain cup, decorated by Loosdrecht, features the letter M, formed from a garland of delicate flowers. The floral motif, swirling into an initial, entwines nature and identity. Flowers, since antiquity, have symbolized fleeting beauty and the cycle of life. We can find the same symbolism in Roman funerary wreaths and Renaissance portraits alike. The M, rendered in this ephemeral medium, speaks to personal identity intertwined with the transience of existence. It reminds us of Botticelli’s *Primavera*, where Flora scatters blossoms, embodying renewal. The combination of personal and ephemeral resonates deeply. It speaks to the human desire to leave a mark, however brief, on the world—a sentiment echoed across centuries and cultures. It’s a whisper of memory, a floral token against the vast canvas of time.