item details
NameOriginal design for one shilling and three pence definitive pictorial stamp (leaping trout)
ProductionRichard Barwick; designer; 1960; New Zealand
Classificationdesign drawings, drawings
Materialsgouache, paper, laminated plastic
Techniquespainting
DimensionsOverall: 150mm (width), 165mm (height)
Registration NumberPH006637
Credit lineThe New Zealand Post Museum Collection, Gift of New Zealand Post Ltd. 1992
Overview
This is an original design by Richard Barwick for the 1960 pictorial issue of stamps. The design, which has been painted in gouache, depicts a rainbow trout leaping from a lake, with stylised hills in the background.