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The Onion
an hour ago
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- The Onion
Dutch Museum Displays 200-Year-Old Condom Made From Sheep Appendix
A 200-year-old illustrated condom will go on display with Dutch golden age masters in Amsterdam, after the 19th-century 'luxury souvenir' became the first-ever contraceptive sheath to be added to the Rijksmuseum's art collection. What do you think? 'Finally, art that I understand.' Robert Halvarson, Groundhog Displacer 'My kid could make that.' Sonya Jung, Cupcake Critic 'The 'it's gross to cum in a sheep's appendix' crowd owes me a big apology.' Harold Poe, Fabric Historian
Scottish Sun
12 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
A 200-year-old condom with an erotic etching of a NUN and cheeky three-word French message revealed
Experts share the length of the condom - and insight into the type of person who owned it RUDE AWAKENING A 200-year-old condom with an erotic etching of a NUN and cheeky three-word French message revealed A RARE condom with erotic etchings of a nun from almost 200-years ago has gone on display for all to see. Drawings on the ancient contraceptive show a nun partially undressed pointing at the erect genitals of three clergymen alongside a three word message in French. 3 The condom measures 20cm long Credit: Kelly Schenk/Rijksmuseum 3 It's now on display at an exhibition about sex work Credit: AFP It says "Voila, mon choix" which means "There, that's my choice" or "This is my choice". This appears to be a reference to a painting called The Judgment of Paris, which shows the Trojan prince Paris judging a beauty contest between three goddesses. The condom is thought to be a souvenir from a posh Parisian brothel dating back to 1830. This era was fraught with fears of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases - especially syphilis. Read more about history CUTTING DEEP Ancient sword older than JESUS engraved with swastikas found after 2,300 years Experts say its owner would have been "fairly sophisticated and well-educated". "In the 1830s, when this condom was made, the use of condoms was still frowned upon, especially by the church," explained Joyce Zelen, curator at the Rijksmuseum where the condom is on display. "They were mostly sold under the counter at brothels or barber shops, though there are some reports of luxury shops offering bespoke tailoring." The condom measures at a generous 20cm in length. But it was inspected with a UV light and not thought to have been used. Unlike today's latex condoms, it's believed this early version is made from a sheep's appendix. The museum bought the piece for €1,000 (£840) at an auction in Haarlem last November. It's now part of an exhibition about 19th century sex work. A bald man, a thin man and a slightly overweight one can be made out on the drawing, experts say. But it's unclear who the nun is pointing at. "That way, any type of man could feel spoken to," Zelen added.
The Sun
12 hours ago
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- The Sun
A 200-year-old condom with an erotic etching of a NUN and cheeky three-word French message revealed
A RARE condom with erotic etchings of a nun from almost 200-years ago has gone on display for all to see. Drawings on the ancient contraceptive show a nun partially undressed pointing at the erect genitals of three clergymen alongside a three word message in French. 3 3 It says "Voila, mon choix" which means "There, that's my choice" or "This is my choice". This appears to be a reference to a painting called The Judgment of Paris, which shows the Trojan prince Paris judging a beauty contest between three goddesses. The condom is thought to be a souvenir from a posh Parisian brothel dating back to 1830. This era was fraught with fears of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases - especially syphilis. Experts say its owner would have been "fairly sophisticated and well-educated". "In the 1830s, when this condom was made, the use of condoms was still frowned upon, especially by the church," explained Joyce Zelen, curator at the Rijksmuseum where the condom is on display. "They were mostly sold under the counter at brothels or barber shops, though there are some reports of luxury shops offering bespoke tailoring." The condom measures at a generous 20cm in length. But it was inspected with a UV light and not thought to have been used. Unlike today's latex condoms, it's believed this early version is made from a sheep's appendix. The museum bought the piece for €1,000 (£840) at an auction in Haarlem last November. It's now part of an exhibition about 19th century sex work. A bald man, a thin man and a slightly overweight one can be made out on the drawing, experts say. But it's unclear who the nun is pointing at. "That way, any type of man could feel spoken to," Zelen added.
The Irish Sun
12 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
A 200-year-old condom with an erotic etching of a NUN and cheeky three-word French message revealed
A RARE condom with erotic etchings of a nun from almost 200-years ago has gone on display for all to see. Drawings on the ancient contraceptive show a nun partially undressed pointing at the erect genitals of three clergymen alongside a three word message in French. 3 The condom measures 20cm long Credit: Kelly Schenk/Rijksmuseum 3 It's now on display at an exhibition about sex work Credit: AFP It says "Voila, mon choix" which means "There, that's my choice" or "This is my choice". This appears to be a reference to a painting called The Judgment of Paris, which shows the Trojan prince Paris judging a beauty contest between three goddesses. The condom is thought to be a souvenir from a posh Parisian brothel dating back to 1830. This era was fraught with fears of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases - especially syphilis. Read more about history Experts say its owner would have been "fairly sophisticated and well-educated". "In the 1830s, when this condom was made, the use of condoms was still frowned upon, especially by the church," explained Joyce Zelen, curator at the Rijksmuseum where the condom is on display. "They were mostly sold under the counter at brothels or barber shops, though there are some reports of luxury shops offering bespoke tailoring." The condom measures at a generous 20cm in Most read in Science But it was inspected with a UV light and not thought to have been used. Unlike today's latex condoms, it's believed this early version is made from a sheep's appendix. The museum bought the piece for €1,000 (£840) at an auction in Haarlem last November. It's now part of an exhibition about 19th century sex work. A bald man, a thin man and a slightly overweight one can be made out on the drawing, experts say. But it's unclear who the nun is pointing at. "That way, any type of man could feel spoken to," Zelen added. 3 Message on the condom translates to 'This is my choice' Credit: Rijksmuseum
BBC News
a day ago
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- BBC News
Museum display 200-year-old condom wit clear print
Dem don display one close to 200-year-old condom for di Rijksmuseum for Amsterdam. Sabi pipo say na from one sheep body dem take make an and e feature one unique print wey represent one nun and three clergymen. Di rare artefact date back to 1830 and di museum buy am for one auction last year. Di condom na part of one exhibition on di 19th Century prostitution and sexuality. Prints, drawings and photographs also form part of di display. Na "one subject wey dey underrepresented for our collection," di museum tok for one press release. "E symbolize both di lighter and darker sides of sexual health, for time wen di quest for sensual pleasure dey tensed wit fears of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases – especially syphilis," di museum add. Di museum explain say di believe wey dey ground na say di condom na souvenir from one brothel and na only two such objects survive to dis present day. Di obvious print on dis specific object show one nun wey siddon in front of di three men, her dress dey up and her legs dey apart, she point her finger at di clergymen, all of dem stand in front of her holding up dia habits. Di condom also carry di inscription "Voilà mon choix", wey mean "There is my choice". Di museum say dem consider wetin dem write as a "parody of both celibacy plus di Judgement of Paris from Greek mythology", di first one na di mythological story of one Trojan Prince wey im name na Paris who gatz decide who be di fairest goddess among Aphrodite, Hera and Athena. Di Dutch museum note say dia Print Room collection hold some 750,000 prints, drawings and photographs but say dis na di first example for di collection of a print on a condom. Dem go display di condom until di end of November.
