martha southwick from dublin,its an embroidery,this item was given to us as a gift,about maybe 1-3feet long, 1-3 foot wide,on the back of the picture frame its in says something about franklin arts,its in a medium to dark frame,i do not see any where that it states that it is a sample.i really need to know what to look for to see if its real.like i said im afraid to take the frame off to look at it better!