Starbucks Calgary mug: Discovery Series
The Calgary mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the city name in red capitals over a dark green circle, with a bobsled, a cow on a sled, red fruit and a pan of food. A speed skater, a skyline under snowy mountains, a leaping fish and a cowboy hat run round the other sides.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
CALGARY in red capitals over a dark green circle in the middle of the front.
- 2Bobsled
A red and black bobsled with a rider in a yellow helmet speeds along a curving icy blue and white track below the lettering. Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, which included bobsleigh [1]; the mug doesn't mention the Games.[1]
- 3Cow on a sled
A black and white cow with a pale blue face stands on a yellow and red sled at the top of the green circle.
- 4Red fruit
Round red fruit with dark tops hangs in a cluster at the upper right, with pale blue leaves beneath it. The mug doesn't say what it is.
- 5Pan of red food
A dark round pan filled with red chunks over a yellow base sits at the lower right of the front, near the handle. The mug doesn't name the dish.
- 6Snowy mountains and pines
Pale blue-white mountains and dark green pine trees stand at the left of the front, above a red and orange skyline.
- 7Speed skater Side view
A skater in a red suit and orange gloves leans forward mid-stride on one skate, at the left of the side. Speed skating was part of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary [1]; the mug doesn't mention the Games.[1]
- 8Skyline under mountains Side view
A row of red, orange, blue and navy towers stands under snow-capped mountains and a blue sky, with a thin tower topped by a round pod at the left of the row. The mug doesn't name them.
- 9Straw cowboy hat Side view
A large orange straw hat with a dark band sits on a red post above a leaping fish, with blue splashes beside it.
- 10Leaping fish Side view
A pale blue fish with orange spots and red fins arcs through the air below the hat, with small blue splashes round it.
- 11Pond with fountain Side view
A blue pond with a plume of spray, a bridge rail across it and clumps of red shrubs on the bank sits at the lower left of the side.
- 12Red-framed structure Side view
A low red frame with white panels and a small green-and-white round sign stands at the lower right of the side, beneath a fir tree. The mug doesn't name it.
- 13Orange patterned building Back view
A curved orange slab patterned with small red and cream marks leans over a pale blue glass front at the left of the back.
- 14Red arched structure and canoe Back view
A red curved roof or bridge arches over the water at the left of the back, with a person paddling a long narrow boat to its left.
- 15Tall red drink Back view
A tall glass of dark red drink with a blue straw and an orange slice on the rim stands at the middle of the back.
- 16Crouching speed skater Back view
A skater in a red suit and blue goggles crouches low, one hand reaching down to the ice, at the right of the back.
None of the three photos shows the bottom of the mug. The strip directly behind the handle is hidden, and the front and side photos are cropped tightly so the left of the front shows only part of the scene.
Collector notes
- The inside of the mug is a light blue, visible in the side and back photos. The mug is photographed on top of a dark green Discovery Series box whose second line is in French; the box is not part of the mug.
- The pond with its red shrubs sits at the lower left of the side photo and again at the right of the back photo, so the scenes wrap right round the mug and a listing photo of one face can still show part of the next.
- Our checklists list several other Calgary mugs (two Been There, one Icon and one You Are Here), so confirm the series name and the blue inside before buying a Discovery Series one.
