The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 17, 2026

A vertically oriented etching in black ink depicts a three-masted ship angled toward the viewer. Billowing sails marked with dark crosses fill the upper two-thirds. Below, an ornate stern features carved figures and patterned railings. A dense network of thin lines represents rigging connecting the masts. Long streamers fly from the mast tops, while lines intersecting in cross-hatches create texture and depth against the neutral background.

Ship Series No. 1: The Golden Galleon

1921

John Taylor Arms

(American, 1887–1953)
published by

John Taylor Arms

(American, 1887–1953)
America
etching
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt 2009.628
Courtesy of John Taylor Arms/© Suzanne Arms Hawkins
Catalogue raisonné: Fletcher 114, trial proof 2, state II/IV
Location: Not on view
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