Rare 1830 Condom Exhibit at Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Discover an intimate artifact of the 1830s: a rare, reusable condom made from animal membrane, now preserved in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. History isn’t always modest.

Now, a rare, nearly 200-year-old condom, is currently on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, in an exhibition exploring 19th-century prostitution and sexuality. The 1830 artifact was purchased at auction last year. The museum thinks the condom, which was fashioned of a sheep’s appendix, was the type of luxury souvenir that high-end brothels might have…