Starbucks Massachusetts mug: Discovery Series
The Massachusetts mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the name in orange over a dark green circle, with apples, Adirondack chairs, fall trees and orange ring-shaped pastries on a red plate.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Massachusetts, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The donut that took a Somerville classroom six years
According to a Dunkin' press release, the petition began in 1997 with Somerville schoolchildren led by a student named Emma Krane, working with state senator Charles Shannon [1]. The law that finally answered them, Chapter 500 of the Acts of 2002, was approved on New Year's Day 2003 and named the Boston Cream Donut the official donut of the Commonwealth [2]. The same act made Make Way for Ducklings the official children's book and Dr. Seuss the official children's author and illustrator [2]. It was not the first time a classroom had steered the State House toward dessert. A civics class from Norton High School sponsored the bill that made Boston cream pie the state dessert on 12 December 1996, beating the Toll House cookie [3]. The cookie got its turn in 1997, proposed by a third-grade class from Somerset [4]. The orange rings stacked on a red plate on the Massachusetts mug (7) are plain, not cream-filled, so they only nod to all this.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
MASSACHUSETTS in orange capitals over a dark green circle.
- 2Apples
A red apple sits on the dark green circle above the lettering, with a second apple to its right.
- 3Fruit and leaves
Clusters of red and yellow fruit with dark leaves sit at the upper left.
- 4Adirondack chairs
Two teal Adirondack chairs face the water below the lettering.
- 5Fall hills
Blue hills with orange, red and yellow trees run above the right of the lettering.
- 6Bird
A small blue and orange bird perches at the right end of the lettering.
- 7Ring-shaped pastries
Orange ring-shaped pastries sit stacked on a red plate at the lower right.
The photo shows one side of the mug. The back and the area behind the handle are out of view. Release year, SKU and any retirement status are not confirmed.
Collector notes
- The photo was taken outdoors in strong light, which brightens the orange and yellow in the artwork compared with a studio shot.
- The photo does not show the inside of the rim or any box print, so the inside colour of this mug is not confirmed.
Before you buy
Our photo was taken outdoors in strong light, which brightens the oranges, and the inside colour is not confirmed. A Been There Massachusetts mug exists too, so check the series name.
