Ship type and lapel pin or tie tac?

I have this ship tie tac? The dimensions with tie tac and chain is around 2" long. The ship is about 1/2" x 5/8". I would like to find out what this type of ship is, if this is a lapel pin or tie tac, the decay it is from and the material. Does the location of the pin on the object help to determine whether it is a lapel pin or tie tac? Thank you for your assistance in this request. Rob

 

It appears to be the Santa María, identifiable by the cross on the sails.

Debora

 

And a tie tack. Here's one of similar construction featuring a clipper ship.

Debora

 

Thank you. I saw that cross and the first thing that went through my mind from watching a tv show oak island were the Knight Templars. hahaha

 

thank you for tie tac and clipper ship. Rob

 

No! Not clipper ship! It depicts the Santa María and Columbus' ship was a noa or a carrack in English.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrack

Debora

 

With the Columbus connection, it would not surprise me that this was acquired in the early 1990's when the 500th anniversary of his first voyage across the ocean was being celebrated.

 

Awesome. My great etc.... grandfather was on the Mayflower. He died from disease in America and his wife and kids came over the following year. Rob