The main information we have on Pauline Séraphin comes from Charles Magnin (Histoire des marionnettes en Europe, 1852, p. 182), who writes that she was "a relative of the founder" of the Théâtre Séraphin, Dominique Séraphin (1747-1800), and credits her with "quite a number of small fairy-plays and scenes in silhouette, Le Talisman aux enfers, La Perruque de Cassandre, Gilles et son parrain, Le Génie de la sagesse, La Jument grise and Le Pêcheur de Bagdad."

In the second edition of his book (1862, p.167), Magnin writes simply that she is the author of "many scenes in silhouette, and pieces for puppets, whose number she increases every day".

The anonymous work Feu Séraphin (Lyon: N. Scheuring, 1875, pp. 27-28) adds to the titles mentioned by Magnin: Madelon, L'Âne au salon, L’Écolier paresseux, Le Royaume des grosses têtes, Le Déménagement de Polichinelle, Les Mensonges de Paillasse, Les Deux Tirelires and La Sortie de pension.