any ordinary object considered from an aesthetic viewpoint
Word origin
C20: literally: found object
objet trouvé in American English
(ˌɑbʒeɪ truˈveɪ)
Word forms: pluralˌobjets trouˈvés (ˌɑbʒeɪ truˈveɪ)
an ordinary object, as a piece of driftwood, a shell, or a manufactured article, that is treated as an object of art by one who finds it aesthetically pleasing