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Description
Vila Walker True posed in her New Portland parlor with the table chair in the table position. Titled, "Old table chair #3," Chansonetta Stanely Emmons staged Vila True representing a grandmother reminiscing about her earlier life. This photograph illustrated stanza two of Chansonetta's self-published poem, "The Old Table Chair" in 1909.
As with many of Chansonetta’s compositions, the natural light streaming from the window highlights white elements such as the tablecloth, Vila True’s shawl, a cat napping in the chair, and the decanter on the desk.
Chansonetta Stanley Emmons became an eminent Maine photographer after learning the craft from her older brothers Francis and Freelan Stanley, inventors of a dry-plate photographic process, and later of "Stanley Steamer" fame. Born in 1858 in Kingfield, Emmons traveled throughout New England photographing rural life.
About This Item
- Title: Vila Walker True setting table, New Portland, ca. 1901
- Creator: Chansonetta Stanley Emmons
- Creation Date: circa 1901
- Subject Date: circa 1901
- Location: West New Portland, New Portland, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Lantern slide, hand colored
- Dimensions: 8 cm x 10 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4040, Box 5/A018
- Collection: Chansonetta Stanley Emmons photograph collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Country life--Maine
- Emmons, Chansonetta Stanley, 1858-1937
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Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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