A sterling silver moth hangs from a sterling silver chain alongside a Meniscus pendant picturing a burning candle. The expression, which means being irresistibly and dangerously attracted to something or someone, originates from Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice', believed to have been written around 1597. "Thus hath the candle singed the moth. O these deliberate fools! When they do choose, They have the wisdom by their wit to lose."