Starbucks Houston mug: Discovery Series
The Houston mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series puts the city name in orange capitals over a dark green circle, ringed by an astronaut, sizzling food, a longhorn, a fountain plaza and a building outlined in lights.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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What's on the mug
- 1Astronaut
An astronaut in a white suit with orange trim floats at the left, with small stars above. Houston is home to NASA's Johnson Space Center, which NASA describes as the home of mission control and astronaut training.[1]
- 2Sizzling skillet
A cast-iron skillet with flames rising over strips of peppers and onions, drawn the way sizzling fajitas are served. The mug doesn't label it, so that is our reading.
- 3Rolled snacks
A plate of golden rolled snacks with two small cups of dipping sauce sits at the lower left.
- 4Longhorn
A spotted longhorn steer with a wide horn span stands at the right, its horns reaching across the lettering. The longhorn is Texas's official state large mammal, designated in 1995.[2]
- 5Fountain plaza
A fountain in a round plaza with tall buildings behind it, at the upper right.
- 6Building in lights
A low building outlined in tiny lights sits at the bottom centre, framed by round shrubs.
- 7Lettering and stars
HOUSTON in orange capitals on a dark green circle, with a shooting star and small stars at the lower left.
- 8Crawfish Side view
A large orange crustacean that looks like a crawfish, with a spotted shell and long antennae, reaches across the top of this side.
- 9Tall building and pond Side view
A tall tan tower stands behind a small pond with trees, in the middle of this side.
- 10Horse and car Side view
A brown horse with an orange saddle blanket stands beside a blue vintage car at the left of this side.
- 11Boot scene Side view
An orange cowboy boot holds a scene inside it: a sun over hills and small red houses.
- 12Space shuttle launch Back view
A red, white and blue space shuttle lifts off on an orange flame with white clouds below it, beside the handle on the back.
- 13Red building Back view
A red building with arched windows sits under a blue ribbed roof with tall pale towers at either side.
- 14Patterned arch Back view
A semicircular arch patterned in orange, yellow and blue stands at the bottom centre of the back.
- 15Horse and car Back view
The brown horse and the front of the blue vintage car continue around onto the right of the back view.
The three photos together cover most of the outside of the mug. The area directly behind the handle is partly hidden, and the right edge of the back view is cut off by the curve of the mug.
Collector notes
- Dallas, Houston and other Texas mugs share the Discovery Series look, a place name over a dark green circle, so match the city name on the mug to the listing title before you buy.
- The handle covers part of the right side and the left edge continues onto the back. Ask sellers for a rear photo if you want to see the whole design.
Other Houston mugs
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