This engraving was commissioned by the Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts. Constructed in 1826, the round stone barn was a unique building for New England at the time. A massive wooden timber frame inside supports the roof and cupola, open from floor to ceiling. Cows were milked in stalls facing the center of the round barn, and the manure could be easily dumped through holes in the floor to waiting wagons below. The view is from a window in the adjacent brick dwelling house. The woodblock is 7 x 5 inches.
Randy Miller
Wood Engravings
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Round Stone Barn, Hancock Shaker Village
When you purchase Round Stone Barn by Randy Miller, you are acquiring an original work of art, engraved by hand in wood and printed by the artist. It is not a photographic or digital reproduction.
A note about Editions: The prints are not strictly limited in number. This is due to the durability of boxwood, my choice of wood for engraving. It is an extremely dense hardwood capable of yielding thousands of prints with no noticeable deterioration. I therefore number my prints in Editions of 200, succeeding editions denoted by a Roman numeral “II”, “III” and so on. This allows for continued functional use of an increasingly scarce wood.
The artist uses black, oil-based ink on smooth, Welsh cream-colored paper called basingwerk. The print is signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist and enclosed in a clear plastic sleeve. The print is suitable for matting and framing. Shipped via USPS Priority Mail.
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• Round Stone Barn
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• Edition I
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• Actual image size, 7”x5”
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• $50
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• Round Stone Barn
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• Edition I
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• Actual image size, 7”x5”
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• $50
