Purple Tumbler With Lid and Straw, 20oz Stainless Steel Tumbler, Slim Coffee Cup, Travel Drink Cup

Opal has been the stage manager at the Riverside Community Theater for eleven years, which means she is the person who knows where everything is except her own coffee. Every show begins the same way: a nervous tenor, a missing prop and a cup that vanishes the minute she sets it down. She once found her last mug in a laundry basket full of period costumes, and she is still not sure how it got there. Opal needed a cup that could be found in a crisis.

She picked a purple one, a deep plum covered in layers of swirling damask scrolls and curling leaves, and it works wonderfully, except for a small design flaw. The backstage curtain is also deep purple velvet. In the dark wings, with the lights low and a villain waiting to storm out, the tumbler blends perfectly into the curtain and disappears all over again. During the second act of the fall musical, the tenor leaned on a stage curtain and knocked the tumbler into the orchestra pit. A trumpet player caught it and returned it with a bow. The audience thought it was part of the show and clapped.

Now the cup lives on a small shelf at the stage manager's desk, next to the clipboard, and it is the only thing in the building that never needs a cue or a prompt. It holds twenty ounces of whatever gets her through the third act, with a lid and a straw so nothing spills on the script. If you love the theater, a velvety shade of plum or the person who really runs the show, this tumbler is for them. It looks dramatic, it feels expensive and it always, always finds its way back to the stage.

Deep purple damask makes any cup of coffee feel like an event, so use it for the moments that need one: the Monday meeting, the school pickup line, the gym bag at six in the morning. The straw keeps things tidy when you are carrying a script, a gym bag and a phone that rings at the worst time. It fits a cup holder, a desk corner or a backstage shelf, and the plum color hides small marks from the week. Take it somewhere dramatic, like a concert, a community play or a long train ride, and let the cup do the talking.

Thirty holiday concerts without raising her voice earns any choir director a cup like this, and she will keep it by the piano. Hand it to your friend who owns three velvet jackets and refuses to discuss why, and she will wear the jackets and carry the cup like a matched set. Tuck it in a bag for the new neighbor who moved in with an antique chair and a very dignified cat. They might not say anything, but the cat will approve.

• Durable stainless steel, rust and corrosion resistant
• 20 oz (600 ml) capacity
• Includes a lid and reusable straw
• Cylindrical design with a 360 degree design area
• Protective glossy varnish finish over the design
• Design: ornate purple damask on a deep aubergine background
• Hand wash only
• AKA: Purple Tumbler With Lid and Straw, 20oz Stainless Steel Tumbler, Slim Coffee Cup, Travel Drink Cup