Wender·Vista
Gardiners Island
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in Gardiners Bay between the North and South Forks of eastern Long Island

Gardiners Island

— — held by one family since 1639.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A wooded island in the bay between the two forks of eastern Long Island, owned by the Gardiner family for nearly four hundred years under an original royal grant. About 3,300 acres of forest, salt marsh, and beach, with one manor house and almost no public access. Captain Kidd is recorded to have buried part of his treasure here in 1699, briefly, before the colonial governor came to retrieve it. from the studio

from the studio
Gardiners Island
— bring it home

Gardiners Island, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Gardiners Island

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Gardiners Island lies in Gardiners Bay between the North and South Forks of eastern Long Island, within the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York. The island covers about 3,300 acres, roughly 13 square kilometres, and is the largest privately owned island in the United States. It has been continuously held by the Gardiner family since 1639, when Lion Gardiner received it under a grant from King Charles I, making it one of the longest unbroken family land tenures in the country. Public access is restricted; the island is reached only by private boat.

— the year

The island's near total privacy has preserved an unusual stretch of old-growth white oak and tidal salt marsh that elsewhere on Long Island has long been built over. In 1699 the pirate William Kidd put in here and buried a chest of gold, silver, and jewels at the north end. Colonial governor Lord Bellomont sent a party to dig it up within months. The island holds the Gardiners' family burying ground, the manor house, and a small windmill dating to the early nineteenth century. Ospreys nest along the shoreline each summer.

— where
United States · Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York
— position
41.0833° N · 72.1167° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
12 km S
East Hampton
town
18 km SE
Montauk
village
6 km W
Shelter Island
island town
16 km SW
Sag Harbor
harbour village
N
Gardiners Island
East Hampton
Montauk
Shelter Island
Sag Harbor
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Gardiners Island — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Gardiners Island sits in Gardiners Bay between the North and South Forks of eastern Long Island, within the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York. It is reached only by private boat.

The Gardiner family has owned the island continuously since 1639, when Lion Gardiner received it under a grant from King Charles I of England. The family has held it for nearly four hundred years.

The island covers about 3,300 acres, roughly 13 square kilometres, making it the largest privately owned island in the United States. The land is mostly forest, salt marsh, and shoreline.

Yes. In July 1699 the pirate William Kidd put in at the north end of the island and buried a chest of gold, silver, and jewels. Colonial governor Lord Bellomont sent a party to recover it later that year.

No. The island is private, with no public ferry, no public landing, and no public trails. Access is by invitation of the Gardiner family only, which has kept the historic interior largely intact.

Lion Gardiner was an English military engineer who built the fort at Saybrook, Connecticut, in 1635, then negotiated the purchase of the island from the Montaukett people and the royal grant in 1639.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Many of our buyers have summered on the East End for generations and respond to the island as a piece of their landscape. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries well.

The North Atlantic palette of oak, dune, and slate water suits Coastal-modern, Hamptons-traditional, and quieter Minimalist interiors. It also lands cleanly against a warm white wall in a Slow-living room.

Yes. Hamptons-coastal interiors have stayed steady in design press. A Medium reads well above a console; a 4-tile Mural carries a feature wall in a sitting room or a guest house.

A single Large reads at the right scale above a standard sofa. For a longer console a 4-tile Mural fills the wall; for a feature installation a 9-tile Mural carries the whole shoreline.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for damp or vertical installations. The glossy finish is reserved for framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the surface will not lift, fade, or scratch off in ordinary cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is hand-finished in our Knoxville studio in a visual language that belongs only to us. No third-party licensing, no stock imagery.

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