The luck associated with horseshoes originates with St Dunstan, a 10th Century blacksmith who eventually became an Archbishop. The story goes that the devil visited St Dunstan while he was working at his forge. St Dunstan made a pair of horseshoes for Satan's cloven hooves, but not before making him promise never to enter any place where a horseshoe hangs. According to lore, the devil (and perhaps we can also say misfortune in general) travels in circles, upon entering a horseshoe his path is interrupted and he is forced to reverse direction. This Victorian horseshoe (formerly a stickpin) is fitted with an inset glass locket.