Simply described, revival jewelry is jewelry that imitates a specific period of time's style. During the late 1800s archaeological craze, for example, Victorian jewelers made pieces inspired by Ancient Egypt. While restoration work done on buildings in the 1980s and 1990s has led to a new interest in Victorian architecture, with its gilded age glory years, so too have jewelers begun making replicas of old gold jewelry from that era. Jewelry made during the Victorian era (1837-1901) is very ornate and often includes precious metals like silver and gold. It usually uses large gemstones set in thick layers of glass or enamel. Revivalists use these descriptions as guidelines for creating their own designs. They may use colored glass in place of gems or make them out of plastic instead. Sometimes they alter the shape of the piece too! For example, one man has created a whole collection of rings that he calls "shamrock" styles because they look like green stone set with shamrocks inside circles. Victorian jewelry is popular again after being overlooked for many years. New museums are opening all over the world that are devoted entirely to this theme - from London to Los Angeles. Public programs are being held at some of these sites where visitors can see how jewels were crafted in the past as well as today.