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First World War ‘Friendly Understanding’ Silk Postcard from Edward (Ted) PERRY, RAMC

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Edward (Ted) PERRY, RAMC

194 - 1918

Overview

First World War Silk Postcard with ‘ENTENTE CORDIALE’ (Friendly Understanding) embroidered below two (2) large flowers. The flags of France and the United Kingdom are embroidered in the left-hand corner of the postcard. A message is written in pencil on back of the postcard. The place of manufacture also appears on the back.

Historical information

Embroidered silk postcards were made in France during the First World War to send home from the military front to family or sweethearts as a way of keeping in touch.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2025.8.6

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Card

Silk

Width

140 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Depth

1 mm

Weight

5 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front “ENTENTE / CORDIALE” with “Dear Floss / Keep smiling / [sic] / Your loving husband / TED” written in pencil and “Fabrication franҫaise” printed in black ink on back.

Keywords

First World War

Silk postcards

Place made

France

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Thursday, 2 April, 2026

Completeness

100

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