Starbucks Georgia mug: Discovery Series
The Georgia mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets GEORGIA in pale yellow capitals over a dark green circle, with a peach, a strawberry, a frog, white flowers, a fish and a willow tree beside a pond.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Georgia, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The peach that had no name until a college friend visited
In 1875 a visitor named Mrs. L. E. Veal, a college friend of Mrs. Rumph's, came to Willow Lake in Georgia, and her host kept bringing out peaches. Samuel Rumph showed her one specimen after another. The last had yellow flesh and a crimson blush. "It has no name," he said. "I want you to name it." According to a University of Georgia history, she told him to honor his wife, Clara Elberta, and call it Elberta [1]. That same year Rumph packed some of the fruit in crates and sent it to New York with no ice at all. It arrived in good condition and sold for fifteen dollars a bushel [1]. He later developed a refrigerated rail car, which the Georgia Encyclopedia says let growers ship rapidly to northern markets [2]. Elberta stayed the state's leading peach until 1960 [2]. The pink-and-orange peach on the Georgia mug (2) may be an Elberta.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
GEORGIA in pale yellow capitals on a dark green circle.
- 2Peach
A pink-and-orange peach with green leaves sits at the upper left of the circle.
- 3Red fruit slices
A halved red fruit with a green stem and a second red slice sit above the lettering.
- 4Green frog
A green frog stretches along the top edge toward the right.
- 5White flowers
A cluster of white blossoms with pink centres sits above a red structure at the right.
- 6Red fish
A large red fish with a white whisker-like fin points downward below the lettering.
- 7Willow and pond
A pale yellow-green willow tree with red roots stands beside a blue pond with lily pads.
- 8Red bird
A small red bird perches at the upper left edge.
- 9Red building
A red building with a waterfall running down one side stands at the right, beside green shrubs.
- 10Striped red bulb Side view
A large red and yellow striped bulb hangs at the upper left. It looks like an onion, though the mug doesn't label it.
- 11Paddler in a boat Side view
A person in a blue cap paddles a red boat at the left.
- 12Waterfall and red building Side view
Water tumbles beside a red building tucked among green trees at the centre.
- 13Red bird on a willow Side view
A red bird perches on a drooping yellow-green willow at the right, above a pond with lily pads.
- 14Blue butterfly Back view
A large blue butterfly with dark red stripes sits at the left.
- 15Small yellow butterfly Back view
A smaller yellow-green butterfly flutters above it.
- 16Golf green and flag Back view
A green hill with a red flag on a pole sits under blue sky and clouds.
- 17Pink boat and red shells Back view
A long pink boat and a pile of dark red shells fill the lower right.
Together the three photos show most of the outside of the mug; the strip directly opposite the handle may be only partly visible.
Collector notes
- The design leans heavily on red and green, with the red fish, the red building and the red bird at the left all in one palette, which separates it from the blue-lettered Brooklyn mug.
- The pond, the willow and the red bird sit at the far left and the flowers and the red building at the right, so a one-sided seller photo misses half of the scene.
Before you buy
The Been There series also carries Georgia, so check the series name on the base before buying. The photos show most of the outside of this mug, but the strip opposite the handle may be only partly visible.
