The Curious Case of the China Doll - The Strong National Museum of Play

I don’t know that the words curator and curious come from a common root word, but I’ve noticed that most curators—like inquisitive three-year-olds—persistently ask questions. Even curators who’ve done thorough research keep on asking questions about their subject matter. And that’s the way things should be because researchers, historians, and collectors uncover new information all the time. The need for questions makes me think about the museum’s collection of so-called china dolls. To be more precise, these dolls have porcelain heads []

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