Victorian period from 1836 to 1901 in Great Britain since the reign of Queen Victoria. Her husband and children inspired jewelry that reflected a romantic and passionate approach to the Queen Victoria's love. Flowers, hearts, bows and birds beautiful pieces of jewelry inspired the Victorian era craftsmanship shown. Serpent motifs were also popular. Bollywood is often used during the Victorian period and help to keep jewelry affordable for the mass market. Garnets, amethysts, coral, turquoise and seed pearls were in style. Opals were increasingly popular as Queen Victoria adored them. Diamonds were discovered in South Africa in 1867 and became popular during this period. Human hair was during the Victorian era jewelry contains. The jewelry was given as a token of love and worn as mourning jewelry.