Wender·Vista
Philadelphia
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
on the Delaware River, between New York and Washington

Philadelphia

— — the room where the country was written.

— 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

“Philadelphia was the capital of the United States for most of the decade after independence. Independence Hall, the small brick building on Chestnut Street where the Declaration was signed in 1776 and the Constitution drafted in 1787, still stands open to visitors. The streets around it keep their colonial grid. A few blocks east, the Liberty Bell waits behind glass. — from the studio

from the studio
Philadelphia
— bring it home

Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia

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

Philadelphia lies on the Delaware River in southeastern Pennsylvania, about 150 kilometres south of New York and 220 kilometres north of Washington. William Penn founded the city in 1682 as a Quaker colony with a grid plan still legible in the centre. It served as the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800 while Washington was being built. The city population is roughly 1.55 million; the greater metropolitan area holds more than six million people across parts of three states.

— the stone

Independence Hall, completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House, is a Georgian brick building with a white wooden steeple. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in its Assembly Room on 4 July 1776, and the Constitutional Convention drafted the United States Constitution in the same room through the summer of 1787. The hall, the surrounding park, and the Liberty Bell Center together form Independence National Historical Park, administered by the National Park Service since 1956. UNESCO inscribed the hall in 1979.

— the visit

Independence National Historical Park is open daily and free to enter. Timed tickets are required for Independence Hall from March through December and can be reserved through the National Park Service. The Liberty Bell Center, two blocks north, is walk-in. Reading Terminal Market, the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps made famous by the Rocky films, and the Barnes Foundation all lie within a thirty-minute walk of the hall. The cooler shoulder seasons of April-May and September-October are the most comfortable.

— informed by NPS · Plan Your Visit
— where
United States · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
— within
Independence National Historical Park
— elevation
12 m · 39 ft
— position
39.9489° N · 75.1500° 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.
at the lake
Liberty Bell Center
historic site
1 km NW
Reading Terminal Market
public market
3 km NW
Philadelphia Museum of Art
art museum
30 km NW
Valley Forge
Revolutionary War park
100 km E
Atlantic City
shore town
N
Philadelphia
Liberty Bell Center
Reading Terminal Market
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Valley Forge
Atlantic City
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The Continental Congress adopted the text on 4 July 1776 in the Assembly Room of what is now Independence Hall. Most delegates signed an engrossed copy on 2 August 1776.

Yes. It served as the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800, while the new federal city of Washington was under construction. Congress and President Washington both worked from buildings near Independence Hall.

The bell cracked on its first test ring in 1752 and was recast twice by local foundries. The final visible crack widened in the early nineteenth century and the bell has not been rung since.

William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 as the capital of his Pennsylvania colony. He named it from Greek roots meaning brotherly love and laid out the original grid himself.

A covered public market on Filbert Street that has operated continuously since 1893. It holds Amish farm stalls, Pennsylvania Dutch bakeries, cheesesteak counters, and around eighty other vendors.

— about the piece in your home

Many of our buyers have sent this piece to family members who grew up in the city or moved away for work. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The warm brick reds and steeple whites sit comfortably with American Traditional, Colonial Revival, and Brownstone Modern interiors. The piece reads as a feature, not a background note.

A single Large covers a standard sofa. A four-tile Mural broadens the streetscape; a nine-tile Mural anchors a full feature wall above a long console.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and rated for humid rooms. The Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall art.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour lives slowly infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective layer.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the Knoxville studio. No licensing, no stock photography. Reid Wender is the curator.

Yes. The piece carries the building where the Declaration and the Constitution were written, and many of our buyers have given it on graduations, retirements, and oath-taking days.

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