This is one magnificent, Michigan silver specimen. A plate of silver forms the background for lustrous, dendritic, silver crystal growth out from it, very arborescent and 3-dimensional! There is space between the dendrites, illuminating the beautiful sculptural quality of the piece. It is as fine and well-crystallized a silver miniature, with good crystals, that I have ever been able to offer for this price. Crystallized silver from old Michigan locales tends to sell for a lot more, but I picked this up on the cheap, dirty with old dirt stuck to it, and it cleaned up