Starbucks Memphis mug: Discovery Series
The Memphis mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the name in yellow capitals over a dark green circle, with a pyramid, a skyline, a harmonica player and a red trolley. Ducks, a synthesizer, a basketball, a bridge and a riverboat run round the sides.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
MEMPHIS in yellow capitals across the middle of a dark green circle.
- 2Pyramid
A purple glass pyramid with a pale base stands at the upper left of the circle. The mug doesn't name it.
- 3Skyline
A row of small yellow, pink and purple towers forms a skyline above the circle.
- 4Harmonica player
A seated man in a lilac shirt with white dots, yellow trousers and sunglasses plays a harmonica at the right of the lettering.
- 5Red trolley
A red and white trolley car with a pale blue roof runs along the lower right of the circle.
- 6Blossoming trees
A blue tree with red blossoms and a smaller purple-leaved tree stand at the upper right, beside the handle.
- 7Kayaker
A person in a straw hat and an orange vest paddles a small boat on the winding blue river at the left of the front.
- 8River bend and reeds
A winding pale blue river with white ripples and yellow reeds runs across the lower left of the front.
- 9Row of ducks Side view
Five ducks in purple, yellow, orange and blue stand along the river bank at the top of the side. The Peabody Hotel in Memphis keeps five mallards and marches them through its lobby at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. [1]; the mug doesn't mention the hotel.[1]
- 10Keyboard Side view
A purple synthesizer with white and pale blue keys lies on a slant across the lower left of the side, with pale blue music notes above it.
- 11Basketball Side view
An orange basketball with white seams sits on the keyboard at the left of the side.
- 12Cyclist on a bridge Side view
A cyclist with red hair and sunglasses rides over a yellow wooden bridge at the bottom of the side.
- 13Striped-awning shop Side view
A shop front with a striped awning and blue windows stands on a red base at the lower right of the side.
- 14Plate of food Side view
A blue plate holds a red-orange slab, a yellow wedge and a small round dish at the upper left. The mug doesn't label the food.
- 15Purple arched bridge Back view
A long bridge with purple arches carries a red truck and cars over the river at the top of the back.
- 16LIVE MUSIC sign Back view
A cream sign with a red frame reads LIVE MUSIC, with small orange lines around it.
- 17Paddle steamer Back view
A cream and yellow riverboat with a flag and a red paddle wheel sails on pale blue water at the lower right of the back.
- 18Starbucks name Back view
STARBUCKS is printed vertically in dark capitals beside the handle.
The photos cover the front, one side and the back, but the strip directly behind the handle is out of view and the drawing wraps out of frame at the edges. The bottom of the mug is not shown.
Collector notes
- The inside of this mug is bright yellow, which shows in all three photos. The dark green box printed DISCOVERY SERIES under the mug in the front photo is the packaging, not part of the mug.
- The pyramid, skyline, harmonica player and trolley are on the front. The row of ducks, the keyboard, the basketball and the cyclist are on the side, and the purple bridge, the LIVE MUSIC sign and the paddle steamer are on the back, so a listing photographed only from the front hides the music and river scenes.
- The mug shows five ducks but doesn't say where they are from. Memphis also appears in our Been There, You Are Here and Icon checklists, so rely on the series name in a listing's title, the yellow MEMPHIS lettering on a dark green circle and the yellow inside.
