200-year-old condom 'in mint condition' says museum
Published: 6/4/2025

A 200-year-old condom, in "mint condition," is now on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam as part of a 19th-century prostitution and sexuality exhibition. The artifact features an explicit print depicting a nun and three clergymen and is believed to have been a luxury souvenir from a fancy brothel. The condom, made of a sheep's appendix, is a rare find as only two such items are known to have survived to the present day, embodying both the lighter and darker sides of sexual health during the 19th century.