That’s what I was thinking. I read that except for Scotland, most people in that area were much smaller than we are and women averaged 5’ to 5’3” while men averaged 5’6”. The Scots (men) were about 6’1”. My ancestors came here from Scotland in the 1700’s during the clearances and most males in my family are 6’ to 6’5”.
The torso of the dress looks very small. Nutrition in those days didn’t build the kind of bone structure we have today. Here’s a brief bio of the lady, who was a Scot:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ker,_Countess_of_Roxburghe
It was the hardy Scots-Irish who settled the frontier areas of western PA, Ohio and Kentucky starting in the mid 1700’s.
Trump 6' 2"
Cruz 5' 8"
Little Marco 5' 10"