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Original Gouache Illustrations of Elephant Circus Blankets. Circa 1928/31. Seventeen unsigned illustrations on paper, in graphite, gouache, or both, of designs for circus blankets for elephants in the Sparks and Downie Bros. Circus. 4to (8 ½ x 11”). A typed page annotated “Sparks 1928” also lists the elephant’s names and blanket sizes. One illustration depicts a performer’s robe costume, and four depict war-like horse blankets.