The Netherlands' national museum has a new object on display: a 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art depicting a partially undressed nun pointing at the erect genitals of three clergymen.
The 19th-century “luxury souvenir”, bought for €1,000 at an auction in Haarlem last November, is the first contraceptive sheath to be added to the Rijksmuseum’s art collection. It goes on display this week as part of an exhibition called “Safe Sex?” about 19th century sex work.
