On the underside of the base, two tangs secure the feet with a type of pinned Roman joint. The figure is a lost-wax cast and the base is sand cast. Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, b. Ireland, 1848–1907), The Puritan, 1883–84, cast after 1899 at the Roman Bronze Works, New York, H. 78.1 cm (Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, inv. 0826.114).