shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont

along the Connecticut River, across from Hanover

Norwich village green

Name: Norwich village green — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the white steeple the morning keeps returning to.

— 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

— 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 long oval of grass, a white Congregational meeting house at one end, the brick Norwich Inn on Main. The village sits a mile west of the Connecticut River, looking across at Dartmouth. King Arthur Baking has its flagship here. Mornings the green holds fog longer than the road does, and the steeple is the first thing the light finds. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Norwich village green, 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 Norwich village green

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

Norwich is a town of about 3,400 in Windsor County, settled in 1761 under a New Hampshire charter and sitting on the west bank of the Connecticut River directly opposite Hanover and Dartmouth College. The village green runs along Main Street with the 1817 Norwich Congregational Church at its north end and the brick Norwich Inn, in business since 1797, across the way. King Arthur Baking Company has been headquartered here since 1984. The Ledyard Bridge carries Route 10A across to New Hampshire.

— informed by Wikipedia, Town of Norwich

— the season

The green reads four different ways across the year. Late September into mid-October the sugar maples lining Main turn through orange and red while the church stays bone-white at the end of the oval. November strips the trees and the steeple sharpens against grey sky. January packs the green under snow that the town leaves alone; the Inn keeps a single wreath up. Late April the grass comes back first along the south fence, ahead of the leaves.

— informed by Vermont Foliage Report

— the visit

Norwich is reached by Exit 13 off I-91, four miles north of White River Junction. The green is open ground with no admission. The Norwich Inn serves dinner; Jasper Murdock's Alehouse on the same property pours beer brewed on site. The King Arthur Baking campus on Route 5 South has a bakery, cafe, and store open daily. The Norwich Farmers Market runs Saturday mornings May through October on Route 5 South.

— informed by Norwich Inn, King Arthur Baking

— where

United States · Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont

— elevation

161 m · 528 ft

— position

43.7164° N · 72.3084° 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.

2 km E

Hanover, New Hampshire

college town

3 km E

Dartmouth College Green

campus quad

4 km S

Montshire Museum of Science

museum

7 km S

White River Junction

rail town

Norwich village green

Hanover, New Hampshire

Dartmouth College Green

Montshire Museum of Science

White River Junction

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Norwich village green — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Norwich is in Windsor County on the west bank of the Connecticut River, directly across from Hanover, New Hampshire. Population is about 3,400. Reached by Exit 13 off Interstate 91, four miles north of White River Junction.

The Norwich Congregational Church, built in 1817 at the north end of the village green. It is an active United Church of Christ congregation and one of the most photographed white-steepled churches in the upper Connecticut River valley.

Yes. King Arthur Baking has been headquartered in Norwich since 1984. Its campus on Route 5 South includes a bakery, cafe, store, and the Baking School, all open to visitors most days of the week.

The Norwich Inn has operated continuously on Main Street since 1797, making it one of the older inns in Vermont. The current brick building dates to 1890 after the original wood structure burned.

Peak foliage along the village green typically falls in the first ten days of October, a few days behind the higher elevations to the west. The sugar maples on Main Street turn through orange and deep red.

Norwich and Hanover are separated by the Connecticut River and joined by the Ledyard Bridge on Route 10A. Many Dartmouth faculty live in Norwich; the two towns share a regional high school.

— about the piece in your home

It often is. Many alumni knew the Norwich green and the white Congregational steeple as the first view crossing the Ledyard Bridge west. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The white-steeple-on-green composition reads cleanly against New England traditional, farmhouse, and quiet transitional rooms. The cool greens and bone whites also sit well in coastal-modern interiors that lean toward muted palettes.

Quiet New England subjects have moved back into rotation as part of the broader slow-traditional turn in interiors. Norwich works particularly well as part of a small grouping of village pieces rather than a single statement wall.

Above a standard sofa a single Large reads at the right scale; for more presence a four-tile Mural fills the wall without crowding. Above a console table a Medium or Small pair works best.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room with steam or splash. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface and lives under a thin protective layer, so humidity is not an issue.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water handles everything the tile will see. For heavier marks a drop of mild dish soap is fine. No abrasives, no ammonia, no bleach.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work by Reid Wender and made in our Knoxville studio. We do not license imagery in or out.

— if this one stayed with you