News - Luton Museum Vs The Met - World

Martin Bailey of The Arts Newspaper has reported that ‘lil old Luton Museum is pitching against the mega-powered Metropolitain Museum to obtain a £750,000 Wenlok Tankard jug. The work dates from between the 14th and 15th century and was bought by London dealer Daniel Katz at auction last year. It would certainly be nice to see Luton get their mits on the work, especially since the Wentock’s associated with the piece both, ironically, once lived in, of all places, Luton.