It was supported by four posts, with four bronze bases and with silver hooks and rods; the tops of the posts were also silver.

The amount of silver used was 9,575 pounds, which came from the fifty-cent head tax collected from all those registered in the census who were twenty years old or older, a total of 603,550 men.

The bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the veil required 9,500 pounds of silver, 95 pounds for each socket.

The silver left over was used for the posts and to overlay their tops, and for the rods and hooks.