Starbucks Nevada mug: Discovery Series
The Nevada mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets NEVADA in orange-red capitals over a dark green circle, with a dragonfly, a craps table with dice, a roast on a platter, a steaming volcano-like mound and a tall yellow flower spray.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Nevada, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The Nevada well that was supposedly resealed, and wasn't
In the early twentieth century, people living around Fly Ranch in the Nevada desert drilled a well to irrigate their farms [2]. The water that came up was 200 degrees Fahrenheit, so the well was left alone, and minerals slowly built a cone ten to twelve feet high around it [1]. In 1964 a geothermal energy company drilled a test well at the same site, and the water was hot, but not hot enough for its purposes [1]. According to Atlas Obscura, the well was supposedly resealed, but apparently it did not hold [1]. The new geyser robbed the old one of its water pressure, and the old cone now lies dry [1]. A Burning Man Project staffer, whose organization now owns the ranch, said in 2018 that the 1964 well has been flowing steadily ever since [3]. The steaming orange and red mound on the Nevada mug (5) may be Fly Geyser.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
NEVADA in orange-red capitals over a dark green circle.
- 2Dragonfly
A dragonfly with pale net-patterned wings sits at the top of the green circle.
- 3Craps table and dice
A green craps table ringed in orange and red, with two white dice at its right edge and three figures behind it.
- 4Platter with knife and fork
A yellow-rimmed platter holds a sliced roast with purple and orange garnish, with a fork above and a knife below.
- 5Steaming mound
An orange and red mound with pale green plants on top sits above a layered turquoise pool.
- 6Yellow flower spray
A tall spray of small yellow flowers rises at the far left beside grey-green leaves.
- 7Orange rock shape
An orange spotted rock-like shape stands at the far left edge of the art.
- 8Galloping horse Side view
A red and orange horse with a blue mane gallops across the left of this view.
- 9Round hut Side view
A low green dome with a blue door and window stands in the lower middle.
- 10Person with raised arm Side view
A small figure in orange raises one arm above the hut.
- 11Blue bird Side view
A blue bird with a long tail swoops in from the right, above yellow grass stalks.
- 12Domed building Back view
A building with a gabled dome and red columns stands between two lamp posts and orange trees.
- 13Swordfish Back view
A blue fish with a long bill leaps across the middle, above a pale blue pool.
- 14Orange canoe Back view
A boat shape with orange wood-grain stripes sits at the left.
- 15Large tree Back view
A tree with a wide teal crown and orange trunk stands left of the building.
The photo shows one side of the mug. The back and the area behind the handle are out of view.
Collector notes
- The inside of the mug cannot be seen in this photo, so its colour is not confirmed here.
- The craps table with dice sits at the right of the lettering and the platter with a knife and fork at the left, so a photo from the left or right misses one of them.
Before you buy
The craps table sits to the right of the lettering and the platter to the left, so a photo from one side misses one of them. The inside colour is not confirmed here, and the Been There Series also has a Nevada mug, so check the series name in the listing.
