A small Delft lobed portrait dish

A small Delft lobed portrait dish, c.1685-89, painted in blue, black, green and yellow with the portrait of Princess Mary Stuart, with long hair and wearing a beaded necklace, flanked by the letters 'PS' and 'MI', the rim with a continuous band of lemons and flowers, 21.5cm.

This dish was probably made just prior to Mary Stuart's accession to the English throne with her husband, William, in 1689. Mary became heir presumptive when her father, James II, acceded to the throne in February 1685 on the death of Charles II.