I recently re-read a book by Phyllis Whitney entitled Sea Jade. The Sea Jade was a 19th century clipper ship. The book was more about the relationship between the characters than it was about the ship...but the ship was quite important to the theme of the book.

There is something about the way a clipper ship in full sail that is so stalwart looking. When I was growing up, we had a picture...painting, I guess...of a clipper ship hanging on the wall. It was round....the framed picture. I have no idea what ever happened to it.
Here are a couple of pictures of clippers that I like.