A condom dated to 1830 went on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam this week. (Kelly Schenk/Rijksmuseum/AP)
By Kelly Kasulis Cho
It’s an illustration that would be racy even by today’s standards: A nun points her finger at a trio of clergymen, who raise their robes to reveal their aroused state. Her bare legs are splayed open, in a bizarre and humorous exchange. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe
If that wasn’t risqué enough, the drawing was printed on a condom nearly 200 years ago and is thought to have been circulated as a brothel souvenir. Likely made from a sheep’s appendix, the early contraceptive is also inscribed with the words “Voilà mon choix,” or “This is my choice” — a tongue-in-cheek jab at celibacy.