Starbucks Connecticut mug: Been There Series
This Connecticut mug from Starbucks' Been There Series outlines CONNECTICUT in blue capitals above a covered bridge, a lighthouse, an anchor, an orange pennant and a domed building, with Long Island Sound lettered on a blue shape.
- Series
- Been There Series
- Place
- Connecticut, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- Not confirmed
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The keeper who slept with a lantern at her headboard
At ninety-four, Kathleen Moore remembered how she slept as keeper of a Connecticut lighthouse: on calm nights, at home, with a lit lantern hanging at her headboard and her face turned so she could watch the tower's light shine on the wall [1]. The tower stood forty rods from the house, and to reach it she crossed two planks that lay under four feet of water in a storm [1]. She had started at twelve, helping her father, Stephen Moore, whose poor health soon left him unable to tend the Fayerweather Island light himself [1]. He kept the official title for fifty-four years, until he died in 1871 at ninety-eight [1]. Her lamps went out if they were not refilled through the night, so on windy nights she stayed in the tower until morning [1]. According to Lighthouse Friends, she was credited with saving twenty-one lives [1][2]. The lighthouse on the Connecticut mug (3) may be a light like hers.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
CONNECTICUT in blue outlined capitals runs across the top of the front.
- 2Covered bridge
A wooden covered bridge with an orange roof sits at the left.
- 3Lighthouse
A small lighthouse with an orange band stands on blue water in the upper middle.
- 4Anchor
A large dark blue anchor hangs at the right of the pennant.
- 5Orange pennant
An orange pennant with a white outline points left in the middle.
- 6Long Island Sound
A large blue shape is lettered Long Island Sound in thin white script.
- 7Domed building
A pale blue building with a gold dome and two towers stands along the bottom.
The photo shows the front only. The back, the opposite side and the underside are out of view.
Collector notes
- The blue and orange artwork is spread evenly, with a large blue shape lettered Long Island Sound at the lower middle that makes the mug easy to spot.
- The photo is taken on a plain cardboard base, so the rim and inside are not clearly shown; do not rely on this photo for the inside colour.
Before you buy
The photo shows the front only, on a plain cardboard base, so the rim and inside colour are not shown. Connecticut also appears in the Discovery Series; this one is the Been There Series, with CONNECTICUT in blue outlined capitals across the top and Long Island Sound lettered on a blue shape (6).
