Ever wondered what a nearly 200-year-old condom might look like? Probably not, but thanks to a rare specimen now on display at a museum in Amsterdam, you’re about to find out anyway.

Curators from the Rijksmuseum were at an auction six months ago when they spotted an unusual lot – a condom dating all the way back to 1830 with a print on it. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they were the only ones who bid on it, per BBC News .

With the sheath secured, it was then determined that the contraceptive was likely made from a sheep’s appendix, and may have been given out as a souvenir at a brothel. According to a statement from the museum, it’s only one of two such objects that have survived to this day, and though delicate, it's apparently in excellent, unused condition – not that we’d recommend usi

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